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English to English adjective
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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. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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having a defect | | Example: I returned the appliance because it was defective
source: wordnet30
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markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior | | Example: defective speech
source: wordnet30
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not working properly | | Example: a bad telephone connection
a defective appliance
source: wordnet30 noun
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Anything that is defective or lacking in some respect. | | source: webster1913
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