defectuousadj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈfɛktjʊəs/,

/dᵻˈfɛktʃʊəs/, U.S.

/dəˈfɛk(t)ʃ(əw)əs/,

/diˈfɛk(t)ʃ(əw)əs/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French defectueux; Latin defectuosus.

Etymology: < (i) Middle French defectueux, deffectueux (French défectueux ) having defects, faulty, imperfect (1336), and its probable etymon (ii) post-classical Latin defectuosus at fault (from the first half of the 14th cent. in British and continental sources), imperfect (15th cent.) < classical Latin dēfectus defect n. + -ōsus -ous suffix. Compare Old Occitan defectuos, Spanish defectuoso (15th cent.), and also Italian difettoso (a1370; beginning of the 14th cent. as †difettuoso).

Having defects, defective; faulty, imperfect.Apparently not recorded in 19th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adjective] > in specific way: defective or faulty

defaultyc1390

defectivea1398

defaultive1398

imperfectc1400

faultive1496

defectuous1550

defectious?1566

defaulted1580

defectual1582

defected1589

defectible1612

vicious1638

unfixed1643

hip-shotten1648

defectuose1677

flawy1712

off-colour1876

flawful1881

faultsome1891

trick1961

rogue1962

1550 T. Nicolls tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War viii. vi. f. ccv The laste allyance, whiche Chalcideus had made wyth Tyssaphernes, semed..defectuous [Fr. deffectueuse] and faulty in some things.

1553 R. Pole in J. Strype Memorials T. Cranmer (1694) ii. 177 The former Act of the ratifying of the matrimony seemed unto me much defectuous.

1602 S. Patrick tr. I. Gentillet Disc. Wel Governing iii. xxxv. 355 The said Royall ordinances are defectuous [Fr. defectueuses] and maimed.

a1650 G. Boate Nat. Hist. Ireland (1726) 92 The Irish air is greatly defectuous in this part.

1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel App. ii. 272 The correspondence betwixt this Vial and this Trumpet is visibly lame and defectuous.

1758 tr. A. von Haller et al. Med., Chirurg. & Anat. Cases & Exper. ix. 70 The true Cause of the diminutive Growth of this Boy must be plainly derived from the defectuous manner of his being brought up.

1909 Amer. Vet. Rev. Sept. 633 Our eminent colleague begun by examining the defectuous situation of the practical education of veterinary students and indicates afterwards the remedies that are applied.

1940 J. Laird Theism & Cosmol. iv. 120 The emanation theory is defectuous in comparison with the creation theory because it loads the ultimately inevitable mystery of world-origination with unplausible suggestions.

2009 G. Mazzola & P. B. Cherlin Flow, Gesture & Spaces Free Jazz v. x. 105 Problems are not treated as such, as a defectuous state or disease or enemy, but as interesting miraculous configuration.

Derivatives

† defectuously adv. Obsolete (rare in later use)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adverb] > in specific way: more imperfectly > defectively or faultily

faultily1577

haltingly1580

lamely1597

defectively1604

defectuously1604

1604 R. Parsons 3rd Pt. Treat. Conuersions in Treat. Three Conuersions Eng. II. i. 43 Relating their stories corruptly or defectuously of purpose.

1684 S. E. Answer Remarks upon Dr. H. More 307 Which are more obscurely and defectuously here intimated.

1921 Jrnl. Amer. Soc. Naval Engineers 33 365 At the beginning of previous experiments, the suspension members of the load were defectuously arranged.

deˈfectuousness n. now rare

ΘΚΠ

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

1654 T. White Apol. Rushworth's Dialogues 2nd Ep. Ded. sig. A4 I cannot but expect a great rationality and amplitude in your Soul, even to bear with the defectuousnes of others.

1680 H. More Apocalypsis Apocalypseos 39 This insinuates the defectuousness of the Sardian Church.

1766 Biographia Britannica VI. ii. 4273/1 The defectuousness of art.

1988 H. Proeme in A. A. Barentsen et al. Dutch Contrib. 10th Internat. Congr. Slavists 454 The defectuousness of the verbal paradigms.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	defectuous
释义	defectuousadj. Brit. /dᵻˈfɛktjʊəs/, /dᵻˈfɛktʃʊəs/, U.S. /dəˈfɛk(t)ʃ(əw)əs/, /diˈfɛk(t)ʃ(əw)əs/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French defectueux; Latin defectuosus. Etymology: < (i) Middle French defectueux, deffectueux (French défectueux ) having defects, faulty, imperfect (1336), and its probable etymon (ii) post-classical Latin defectuosus at fault (from the first half of the 14th cent. in British and continental sources), imperfect (15th cent.) < classical Latin dēfectus defect n. + -ōsus -ous suffix. Compare Old Occitan defectuos, Spanish defectuoso (15th cent.), and also Italian difettoso (a1370; beginning of the 14th cent. as †difettuoso). Having defects, defective; faulty, imperfect.Apparently not recorded in 19th cent. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adjective] > in specific way: defective or faulty defaultyc1390 defectivea1398 defaultive1398 imperfectc1400 faultive1496 defectuous1550 defectious?1566 defaulted1580 defectual1582 defected1589 defectible1612 vicious1638 unfixed1643 hip-shotten1648 defectuose1677 flawy1712 off-colour1876 flawful1881 faultsome1891 trick1961 rogue1962 1550 T. Nicolls tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War viii. vi. f. ccv The laste allyance, whiche Chalcideus had made wyth Tyssaphernes, semed..defectuous [Fr. deffectueuse] and faulty in some things. 1553 R. Pole in J. Strype Memorials T. Cranmer (1694) ii. 177 The former Act of the ratifying of the matrimony seemed unto me much defectuous. 1602 S. Patrick tr. I. Gentillet Disc. Wel Governing iii. xxxv. 355 The said Royall ordinances are defectuous [Fr. defectueuses] and maimed. a1650 G. Boate Nat. Hist. Ireland (1726) 92 The Irish air is greatly defectuous in this part. 1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel App. ii. 272 The correspondence betwixt this Vial and this Trumpet is visibly lame and defectuous. 1758 tr. A. von Haller et al. Med., Chirurg. & Anat. Cases & Exper. ix. 70 The true Cause of the diminutive Growth of this Boy must be plainly derived from the defectuous manner of his being brought up. 1909 Amer. Vet. Rev. Sept. 633 Our eminent colleague begun by examining the defectuous situation of the practical education of veterinary students and indicates afterwards the remedies that are applied. 1940 J. Laird Theism & Cosmol. iv. 120 The emanation theory is defectuous in comparison with the creation theory because it loads the ultimately inevitable mystery of world-origination with unplausible suggestions. 2009 G. Mazzola & P. B. Cherlin Flow, Gesture & Spaces Free Jazz v. x. 105 Problems are not treated as such, as a defectuous state or disease or enemy, but as interesting miraculous configuration. Derivatives † defectuously adv. Obsolete (rare in later use) ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adverb] > in specific way: more imperfectly > defectively or faultily faultily1577 haltingly1580 lamely1597 defectively1604 defectuously1604 1604 R. Parsons 3rd Pt. Treat. Conuersions in Treat. Three Conuersions Eng. II. i. 43 Relating their stories corruptly or defectuously of purpose. 1684 S. E. Answer Remarks upon Dr. H. More 307 Which are more obscurely and defectuously here intimated. 1921 Jrnl. Amer. Soc. Naval Engineers 33 365 At the beginning of previous experiments, the suspension members of the load were defectuously arranged. deˈfectuousness n. now rare ΘΚΠ 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 1654 T. White Apol. Rushworth's Dialogues 2nd Ep. Ded. sig. A4 I cannot but expect a great rationality and amplitude in your Soul, even to bear with the defectuousnes of others. 1680 H. More Apocalypsis Apocalypseos 39 This insinuates the defectuousness of the Sardian Church. 1766 Biographia Britannica VI. ii. 4273/1 The defectuousness of art. 1988 H. Proeme in A. A. Barentsen et al. Dutch Contrib. 10th Internat. Congr. Slavists 454 The defectuousness of the verbal paradigms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1550
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