Question 1 · Quick check
defective
CEFRC1
/dɪˈfɛktɪv/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Having a fault or not working correctly.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailHaving a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء).
Examples
Some diseases are caused by a defective gene.
They replaced the defective TV with a new one.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 1
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsLacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
Having one or more defects.
Not capable of representing all the phonemic distinctions of a language it is used to write.
More examples
In contextThus, in the Pentateuch and in the earlier prophets the plenes are counted, whilst in the later prophets the defectives are enumerated.
It is an offence, subject to the exception mentioned in this section, for a person to procure a woman who is a defective to have unlawful sexual intercourse in any part of the world.
There were many more kinds of mental institutions at mid-century, ones for "mental defectives and epileptics" and the mentally retarded, psychiatric wards in veterans hospitals, as well as "psychopathic" and private mental hospitals.
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Origin
adjective
From Middle English defectif, defective, from Old French defectif, from Late Latin dēfectīvus.