defective
Speech parts
1. defective - Noun
2. defective - Adjective
3. defective - Adverb
4. defective - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or account; a defective character; defective rules.
Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or conjugation; as, a defective noun or verb.
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Examples
a bad telephone connection
a defective appliance
defective speech
I returned the appliance because it was defective
According to Mr Iddrisu, the EC on several occasions brought to Parliament “defective” legislative instruments seeking parliamentary attention.
2014 In early November 2014, Toyota USA enlisted a recall involving defective inflaters and propellant devices that may deploy improperly in the event of a crash, shooting metal fragments into vehicle occupants.