Synonyms for defective

Grammar : Adj

Spell : dih-fek-tiv

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfɛk tɪv

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Définition of defective

Origin : mid-14c., from Middle French défectif (14c.) and directly from Late Latin defectivus, from defect-, past participle stem of deficere (see deficient). A euphemism for "mentally ill" from 1898 to c.1935. Related: Defectively; defectiveness.

adj broken, not working

Example sentences :

The defective points of Martha's character seem to have been two.
Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox

We have overlooked the defective training of the individual, provided he "made good."
Extract from : « The American Mind » by Bliss Perry

Any of these elements lacking, and the life is wanting, defective, impure.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

The corner of the 'W' instead of being clear and distinct, is blunt and defective.
Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks

Of what use is fortune or talent to a cold and defective nature?
Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Defective cutout, allowing battery to discharge into generator.
Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte

It may be necessary to put in new separators in place of the defective ones.
Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte

How is it that you let Tait's people put us off with a defective lock on the cabin door?
Extract from : « Typhoon » by Joseph Conrad

Is there any danger in defective sockets with switches that do not snap off completely?
Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne

We have to handle her the way we'd handle any other defective.
Extract from : « Second Sight » by Alan Edward Nourse

Antonyms for defective

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