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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
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- ·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
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of defective1
Example Sentences
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.
Lawyers in the case accused Starbucks of “reckless disregard” for customer safety by serving hot drinks in defective cups “despite countless reports and warnings.”
He likened it to a defective gas tank in a car that would stop working if it was less than half full.
A farmer who killed his three-year-old son when he reversed a defective vehicle into him has been jailed.
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