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单词 defectibility
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defectibilityn.

Brit. /dᵻˌfɛktəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /dəˌfɛktəˈbɪlᵻdi/, /diˌfɛktəˈbɪlᵻdi/
Forms: 1600s defectibilitie, 1600s– defectibility.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: defectible adj., -ity suffix.
Etymology: < defectible adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix. Compare post-classical Latin defectibilitas (from 13th cent. in British and continental sources). Compare defectability n.
The fact or quality of being defectible; liability to fail or fall short; fallibility; = defectability n.Frequently in religious contexts.
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the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [noun] > types of: defectiveness or faultiness
defection1526
faultiness1530
lameness1530
defecta1538
badness1539
defectuosity1602
defectiveness1603
defectibilitya1617
shortness1644
defectuousness1654
defectability1662
demerit1832
wonkiness1982
a1617 P. Baynes Comm. Epist. First Chapter Paul to Ephesians (1618) xi. 275 This is..to detect..the defectibility..in his creature.
1678 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV 4 Sin came first into the world from the Defectibilitie of our first Parents their Free-wil.
1705 C. Purshall Ess. Mechanism Macrocosm 13 A Defectibilty [sic] in these is Inconsistent with Infinite Wisdom.
a1742 W. Crawford Zion's Traveller (1743) lvii. 129 There is no Hazard now from the Mutability of a created Will, or the Defectibility of created Grace.
1845 R. W. Hamilton Inst. Pop. Educ. viii. 192 The certain defectibility of all institutions, which depend not upon the principle of self-government.
1903 Reader July 135/2 He is not shocked if in some masterly picture of human life..sin, evil, falsehood, treachery, selfishness, or what not of human defectibility, enter in.
2013 J. Pitts Principalities & Powers ii. 42 Choice grounds practices of accountability, making ethical performance and awareness of defectibility more likely.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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