defective
A person or thing considered to be defectiveA person or thing considered to be defective.
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» I think this may be defective.
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2 sensesA person or thing considered to be defective.
A word written without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels).
Examples
29 sentencesI think this may be defective.
They replaced the defective TV with a new one.
ruОни заменили дефектный телевизор новым. — sharptoothed
deSie ersetzten den defekten Fernseher durch einen neuen. — xtofu80
This radar is defective.
This seems to be defective.
This is a defective product.
ruЭто бракованное изделие. — Wezel
Origin
From Middle English defectif, defective, from Old French defectif, from Late Latin dēfectīFrom Middle English defectif, defective, from Old French defectif, from Late Latin dēfectīvus.
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