defective
adjective /dɪˈfektɪv/
/dɪˈfektɪv/
- having a fault or faults; not perfect or complete synonym faulty
- If the goods are defective you should get a full refund.
- Her hearing was found to be slightly defective.
Extra Examples- The car was found to have defective brakes.
- Her vision is severely defective.
- She was born with defective hearing.
- If the goods prove defective, the customer has the right to compensation.
- Some defective organs can now be replaced.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- highly
- seriously
- severely
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French defectif, -ive or late Latin defectivus, from deficere ‘fail’, from de- (expressing reversal) + facere ‘do’.