defective

defective is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 20 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. 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. adjective. Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or conjugation; as, a defective noun or verb.
3. adjective. not working properly

   "a bad telephone connection"

   "a defective appliance"

   Synonyms: bad

4. adjective. markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior

   "defective speech"

5. adjective. having a defect

   "I returned the appliance because it was defective"

   Synonyms: faulty

Synonyms

bad, faulty

Common word forms

defectively, defectiveness

Words from these letters

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