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   De·fec·tive

   /dəˈfektiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. imperfect or faulty: "complaints over defective goods" Similar faultyflawedimperfectshoddyinoperativenot workingnot functioningnonfunctioningmalfunctioningout 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 the name defect mean?

   • failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral; blemish; as, a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment de-fekt′, n. a deficiency: a want: imperfection: blemish: fault.— n. Defectibil′ity .— adj. Defect′ible, liable to imperfection: deficient.— ns.

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   What is the same meaning of defect?

   • n. 1. a fault or shortcoming; imperfection. 2. lack of something essential: a defect in hearing. 3. to desert a cause, country, etc.: to defect to the West.

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   What is the definition of defect?

   • defect: An imperfection or deficiency in a work product where it does not meet its requirements or specifications. Related Terms A program that contains a large number of bugs is said to be buggy. Reports detailing defects / bugs in software are known as defect reports / bug reports. (See Defect Report)

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   What is defect or bug?

   • A defect or a bug is an error in a program that causes the application to perform in an unintended manner, deviating from its requirements.

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

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   Something that's defective doesn't work quite right, because it's damaged in some way. Your defective car probably won't make it all the way to California from New York. Defective things are broken or flawed.

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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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   adj. 1. having a defect or flaw; imperfect; faulty. 2. (of a person) below the usual standard or level, esp in intelligence. 3. (Linguistics) grammar (of a word) lacking the full range of inflections characteristic of its form class, as for example must, which has no past tense. deˈfectively adv.

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