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单词 faulty
释义 faulty
\ˈfȯltē, -ti\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English fauty, from faute fault + -y
1.
 a. : marked by a fault : having a fault, blemish, or defect : imperfect, unsound
  < a faulty mechanism >
  < a faulty argument >
  < faulty digestion >
  < his technique was faulty and his taste was worse — J.B.Priestley >
 b. : prone to faults
  < memory is often faulty among the mentally ill — Hartzell Spence >
  : apt to do wrong
  < this pleasant faulty world — C.E.Montague >
 c. : not fit for the use or result intended or desired
  < the first mate's faulty stowage plan causes a cargo shift — E.B.Garside >
2. archaic
 a. : guilty of a fault
 b. : consisting of a fault : blamable
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