defective

  • 21defective — de|fec|tive [dıˈfektıv] adj not made properly, or not working properly = ↑faulty ▪ The disease is caused by a defective gene. ▪ defective products …

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  • 22defective — adjective 1 not made properly, or not working properly: defective components 2 technical defective verb a verb such as must or can that cannot be used in all the forms that a verb can usually be used in defectively adverb defectiveness noun (U) …

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  • 23defective — adjective 1) a defective seat belt Syn: faulty, flawed, imperfect, shoddy, inoperative, malfunctioning, out of order, unsound; in disrepair, broken; informal on the blink, on the fritz Ant: perfect 2) …

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  • 24defective — 1. adjective a) Having one or more defects. b) lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person. Syn: faulty See Also: defect …

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  • 25défective — ● défectif, défective adjectif (bas latin defectivus, de deficere, manquer) défectif nom masculin (bas latin defectivus, de deficere, manquer) Se dit d un verbe qui ne possède pas certaines formes contenues dans le paradigme complet des verbes du …

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  • 26defective — See defective, deficient …

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  • 27defective — adj. defective in * * * [dɪ fektɪv] defectivein …

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  • 28defective — de|fec|tive [ dı fektıv ] adjective not made correctly or not working correctly: FAULTY: defective brakes …

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  • 29defective — adjective 1》 imperfect or faulty. 2》 lacking or deficient: dystrophin is commonly defective in muscle tissue. Derivatives defectively adverb defectiveness noun …

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  • 30defective — UK [dɪˈfektɪv] / US adjective not made correctly, or not working correctly defective brakes …

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