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English Dictionary: defective	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for defective
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
defective adj having a defect; "I returned the appliance because it was defective" Synonym(s): defective, faulty markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior; "defective speech" not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance" Synonym(s): bad, defective
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Defective \Defect"ive\, a. [L. defectivus: cf. F. d[82]fectif. See {Defect}.] 1. 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. 2. (Gram.) Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or conjugation; as, a defective noun or verb. -- {Defect"ively}, adv. -- {Defect"iveness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Defective \Defect"ive\, n. 1. Anything that is defective* or lacking in some respect. 2. (Med.) One who is lacking physically or mentally. Note: Under the term defectives are included deaf-mutes, the blind, the feeble-minded, the insane, and sometimes, esp. in criminology, criminals and paupers.