Defective
[dɪ'fektɪv] or [dɪ'fɛktɪv]
Definition
(adj.) markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior; 'defective speech' .
(adj.) having a defect; 'I returned the appliance because it was defective' .
Editor: Ned--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
(a.) Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or conjugation; as, a defective noun or verb.
Editor: Pratt
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Deficient, insufficient, inadequate, not full, incomplete.[2]. Imperfect, faulty, not perfect.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Faulty, imperfect, insufficient, deficient, wanting, short
ANT:Correct, complete, sufficient, full, ample, abundant, satisfactory
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Examples
- The extra work which is thrown upon the nervous system through seeing, reading, writing, and sewing with defective eyes is recognized by all physicians as an important cause of disease. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- His reasoning seems defective! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- These permit of the removal and replacement of any one section that may become defective, and are also capable of being built up section by section to any size needed. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The common ploughman, though generally regarded as the pattern of stupidity and ignorance, is seldom defective in this judgment and discretion. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Might not the acidity, bitte rness, defective flavor, which were threatening the foreign sale of French wines, be owing to ferments? Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- My life has been passed in this poor prison, and my teaching has been very defective; but let me implore you to remember later and better days. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It was evident, from Mr. Trotter's flushed countenance and defective intonation, that he, too, had had recourse to vinous stimulus. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Suppose the nerve fibers responsible for carrying the red are totally defective. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- These pieces are prepared with the utmost care to prevent any defective material entering into the make-up of the gun. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Caroline, then, is defective; but with my forming hand and almost motherly care she may improve. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Doubtless the first answer to occur to mind is because savages are savages; being of low-grade intelligence and perhaps defective moral sense. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The tax made upon the nervous system by the defective eye lessens the supply of energy available for other bodily use, and the general health suffers. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The person or entity that provided you with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a refund. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- In point of composition, said Mary, the letter does not seem defective. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- So if we should find her temper a little defective, or any of her ways a little wide of ours, we shall know what we have to take into account. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
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