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   Fault·y

   /ˈfôltē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. working badly or unreliably because of imperfections: "a car with faulty brakes" Similar malfunctioningbrokendamageddefectivenot workingnot functioningin disrepairout of orderout of commissioninoperativeunsoundunusableuselessinformal:on the blinkon its last legskaputbustbustedconked outacting/playing upgone haywiregone phutdone forwonkydudknackeredduffon the fritzOpposite workingfunctioning
   • ▪ (of reasoning and other mental processes) mistaken or misleading because of flaws: "faulty logic" Similar defectiveflawedunsounddistortedinaccurateincorrecterroneousimprecisefallaciouswrongimpairedweakinvalidOpposite sound
   • ▪ having or displaying weaknesses: "her character was faulty"

   Derivatives

   • 1. faultily adverb
   • 2. faultiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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