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defective
[ dih-fek-tiv ]
adjective
- Sometimes defected. having a defect or flaw; faulty; imperfect:
a defective machine.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms: ,
- Psychology. characterized by subnormal intelligence or behavior.
- Grammar. (of an inflected word or its inflection) lacking one or more of the inflected forms proper to most words of the same class in the language, as English must, which occurs only in the present tense.
noun
- a defective person or thing.
defective
/ ɪˈɛɪ /
adjective
- having a defect or flaw; imperfect; faulty
- (of a person) below the usual standard or level, esp in intelligence
- grammar (of a word) lacking the full range of inflections characteristic of its form class, as for example must, which has no past tense
Derived Forms
- ˈڱپԱ, noun
- ˈڱپ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·ڱ·پ· adverb
- ·ڱ·پ·Ա noun
- ԴDz··ڱ·پ adjective
- non··ڱ·پ· adverb
- non··ڱ·پ·Ա noun
- ··ڱ·پ adjective
- ܲ··ڱ·پ adjective
- un··ڱ·پ· adverb
- un··ڱ·پ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of defective1
Example Sentences
"Even a legally defective order must be complied with."
Another risk is possibly defective steel frame buildings, which are required to be retrofitted in a few cities, like Torrance, Santa Monica and West Hollywood, but not in Los Angeles.
All My Sons centres on Joe Keller, a man who is charged with shipping defective aircraft engines during World War Two.
He said Signalgate is just the latest witch hunt, while also claiming “there might be something defective with Signal.”
Coyote finally decides to hire a lawyer to take the Acme Corp. to court for product liability, such as faulty rocket skates and defective aerial bombs.
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