defective adj

1 having a defect; "I returned the appliance because it was defective" [syn: faulty]

2 markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior; "defective speech"

3 not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance" [syn: bad]

English

Pronunciation

Adjective

1. Having one or more defects.
2. lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.

Translations

Related terms

• defect

See also

• Wikipedia article on defective verbs

Defective can mean multiple things:

• anything with a defect
• in algebra, a defective matrix
• in linguistics, a defective verb
• in Hebrew orthography, a spelling variant which does not include matres lectionis (yod, vav, aleph) to indicate vowel sounds.

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