Defective definition
A person with some physical or mental defect.
noun
Having a defect; faulty.
A defective appliance.
adjective
(gram.) A defective word.
noun
(grammar) Lacking one or more of the inflected forms normal for a particular category of word, as the verb may in English.
adjective
Marked by subnormal structure, function, intelligence, or behavior.
Defective speech.
adjective
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A person considered to be defective.
noun
Having a physical or mental defect; subnormal.
adjective
The definition of defective is something or someone that is imperfect or that doesn't work properly.
A door that does not latch correctly is an example of something that would be described as defective.
adjective
One who has a physical or mental disability.
noun
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Having a defect or defects; imperfect; faulty.
adjective
(gram.) Lacking some of the usual forms of inflection.
“ought” is a defective verb.
adjective
Of a product or process, that it contains an error or flaw affecting performance; of a pleading or document, that it contains a shortcoming potentially causing its invalidity or leading to its dismissal.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
defective
Plural:
defectivesOrigin of defective
- From Middle French défectif
From Wiktionary