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de·fec·tive
(dĭ-fĕk′tĭv)adj.
1. Having or showing a defect; faulty: a defective appliance.
2. Grammar Lacking one or more of the inflected forms normal for a particular category of word, as the verb may in English.
n. Offensive
One who has a physical or mental disability.
de·fec′tive·ly adv.
de·fec′tive·ness n.
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defective
(dɪˈfɛktɪv)adj
1. having a defect or flaw; imperfect; faulty
2. (of a person) below the usual standard or level, esp in intelligence
3. (Linguistics) grammar (of a word) lacking the full range of inflections characteristic of its form class, as for example must, which has no past tense
deˈfectively adv
deˈfectiveness n
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de•fec•tive
(dɪˈfɛk tɪv)adj.
1. faulty.
2. subnormal in intelligence or behavior.
3. lacking one or more of the inflected forms common to most words of the same class in a language, as must, which occurs only in the present tense.
n. 4. a defective person or thing.
[1375–1425; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin]
de•fec′tive•ly, adv.
de•fec′tive•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | defective - having a defect; "I returned the appliance because it was defective" imperfect - not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect" |
2. | defective - markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior; "defective speech" | |
3. | ![]() malfunctioning, nonfunctional - not performing or able to perform its regular function; "a malfunctioning valve" |
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defective
adjective
1. faulty, broken, not working, flawed, imperfect, out of order, on the blink (slang) Retailers can return defective merchandise.
faulty working, whole, perfect, intact
faulty working, whole, perfect, intact
2. deficient, lacking, short, inadequate, insufficient, incomplete, scant food which is defective in nutritional quality
deficient adequate
deficient adequate
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defective
adjective2. Lacking an essential element:
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Translations
ناقِص، فيهِ عَيْب
kazovývadnýzávadný
defektfejlbehæftet
gallaîur; afbrigîilegur
bozukkusurlu
defective
[dɪˈfektɪv]A. ADJ → defectuoso
defective verb (Ling) → verbo m defectivo
to be defective in sth [person] → ser deficiente en algo
defective verb (Ling) → verbo m defectivo
to be defective in sth [person] → ser deficiente en algo
B. N
2. (Gram) → defectivo m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
defective
[dɪˈfɛktɪv] adj (= faulty) [brakes, part, merchandise] → défectueux/euse
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
defective
adj
material, goods etc → fehlerhaft; machine, gene → defekt; (fig) reasoning etc → fehlerhaft; hearing, sight → mangelhaft, gestört; he has a defective heart valve → er hat einen Herzklappenfehler
(Gram) → unvollständig, defektiv
(mentally) defective → geistesgestört
n
(Gram) → Defektivum nt
(= retarded person) → Geistesgestörte(r) mf
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defective
[dɪˈfɛktɪv] adj (machine, workmanship, eyesight) → difettoso/a; (system, reasoning) → cattivo/a (Gram) → difettivo/ato be defective in sth → mancare di qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
defect
(ˈdiːfekt) noun a fault or flaw. It was a basic defect in her character; a defect in the china.
(diˈfekt) verb to leave a country, political party etc to go and join another; to desert. He defected to the West.
deˈfection (-ʃən) noun (an act of) desertion.
deˈfective (-tiv) adjective having a fault or flaw. a defective machine; He is mentally defective.
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de·fec·tive
a. defectuoso-a; incompleto-a.
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