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Meaning of 'defective' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Defective [ a.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'defective' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . defective [ s]
Meaning (1):
- not working properly
Example in sentence:
  • a bad telephone connection;
  • a defective appliance
Meaning (2):
- markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior
Example in sentence:
  • defective speech
Meaning (3):
- having a defect
Example in sentence:
  • I returned the appliance because it was defective

Nearby Words:

deface defaced defacement defacer defacing defail defailance defailure defalcate defalcated

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