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   defective

   /dɪˈfɛktɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. imperfect or faulty: "complaints over defective goods" Similar faultyflawedimperfectshoddyinoperativenot workingnot functioningnon-functioningmalfunctioningout of orderunsoundweakdeficientincompletein disrepairbrokencrackedtornscratcheddeformedwarpedbuckledinformal:gone wrongon the blinkknackeredduffOpposite workingperfect
   • ▪ lacking or deficient: "dystrophin is commonly defective in muscle tissue" Similar lackingwantingdeficientinadequateinsufficientshortlowscant
   • ▪ (of a word) not having all the inflections normal for the part of speech.
   • 2. having an intellectual disability. dated, offensive

   noun

   • 1. a person with an intellectual disability. dated, offensive

   Derivatives

   • 1. defectively adverb
   • 2. defectiveness noun

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   What does defective mean in slang?

   • 1. faulty, broken, not working, flawed, imperfect, out of order, on the blink (slang) Retailers can return defective merchandise. Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

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   What does a defect mean?

   • a fault or flaw. It was a basic defect in her character; a defect in the china. to leave a country, political party etc to go and join another; to desert. He defected to the West. (an act of) desertion. having a fault or flaw. a defective machine; He is mentally defective.

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   What does defective mean in a sentence?

   • Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of DEFECTIVE is having a defect or flaw : imperfect in form, structure, or function. How to use defective in a sentence.

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   What is a defective word?

   • “ought” is a defective verb. Of a product or process, that it contains an error or flaw affecting performance; of a pleading or document, that it contains a shortcoming potentially causing its invalidity or leading to its dismissal. A person with some physical or mental defect. A defective word.

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   Defective means having a fault or not working correctly. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, such as machines, genes, logic, and more, with examples and translations.

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   defective: 1 adj having a defect “I returned the appliance because it was defective ” Synonyms: faulty imperfect not perfect; defective or inadequate adj not working properly “a defective appliance” Synonyms: bad malfunctioning , nonfunctional not performing or able to perform its regular function adj markedly subnormal in structure or ...

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   Defective definition: having a defect or flaw; faulty; imperfect. See examples of DEFECTIVE used in a sentence.

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   DEFECTIVE meaning: 1. Something that is defective has a fault in it and does not work correctly: 2. Something that is…. Learn more.

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   Defective means having a defect or flaw, or not working properly. It can also be used to describe a person or thing that is below the usual standard or level, or a word that lacks some inflections.

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    de•fec•tive. (dɪˈfɛk tɪv) adj. 1. faulty. 2. subnormal in intelligence or behavior. 3. lacking one or more of the inflected forms common to most words of the same class in a language, as must, which occurs only in the present tense. n. 4. a defective person or thing.