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English Dictionary: faulty by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
faulty
adj
  1. having a defect; "I returned the appliance because it was defective"
    Synonym(s): defective, faulty
  2. characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules; "he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road"
    Synonym(s): faulty, incorrect, wrong
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Faulty \Fault"y\, a.
      1. Containing faults, blemishes, or defects; imperfect; not
            fit for the use intended.
  
                     Created once So goodly and erect, though faulty
                     since.                                                --Milton.
  
      2. Guilty of a fault, or of faults; hence, blamable; worthy
            of censure. --Shak.
  
                     The king doth speak . . . as one which is faulty.
                                                                              --2 Sam. xiv.
                                                                              13.

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   faulty adj.   Non-functional; buggy.   Same denotation as
   {bletcherous}, {losing}, q.v., but the connotation is much milder.
  
  
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