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Antonyms for faulty
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : fawl-tee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔl ti |
Definition of faulty
Origin :- late 14c., from fault (n.) + -y (2). Related: Faultiness.
- adj not working; incorrect
- Spare me not, therefore, my dear friend, whenever you think me in the least faulty.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- My conduct must then have a faulty appearance at least, and I will endeavour to rectify it.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- His technique was faulty, his colors daring, perhaps—but his triumph was for that the greater.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- All his trouble, and mine too, is owing to his faulty character.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- If not, woman must be content with faulty representations of her ideal.
- Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
- Both must be faulty when separate, and each corrected by the presence of the other.
- Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume II (of V) » by John Ruskin
- Faulty packing and insufficient attention to orders were the most frequent.
- Extract from : « The Fabric of Civilization » by Anonymous
- I know not how your tree should be faulty, if you reforme all your vices timely, and orderly.
- Extract from : « A New Orchard And Garden » by William Lawson
- "Your tea is in the garden," she said, as if she were correcting a faulty emendation.
- Extract from : « The Golden Age » by Kenneth Grahame
- May be both ways were faulty; but they were extravagantly, youthfully confident that they were not.
- Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable
Synonyms for faulty
- adulterated
- amiss
- awry
- bad
- below par
- blamable
- blemished
- botched
- broken
- cracked
- damaged
- debased
- defective
- deficient
- distorted
- erroneous
- fallacious
- fallible
- false
- flawed
- frail
- impaired
- imperfect
- imprecise
- inaccurate
- inadequate
- incomplete
- inexact
- injured
- insufficient
- invalid
- lame
- leaky
- lemon
- maimed
- malformed
- malfunctioning
- marred
- out of order
- rank
- sick
- tainted
- unfit
- unreliable
- unretentive
- unsound
- warped
- weak
- wrong
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