Faulty Meaning
/ˈfɒlti/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable.
adjAt fault, to blame; guilty.
Sentence Examples
This was faulty information.
The errors apparent in his results are due more to carelessness than faulty procedures.
The fluorescent light was faulty and flickered on and off intermittently.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The mechanic replaced the ____ spark plug to fix the engine.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I had to return the toaster to the store because it was ____ and would not heat up properly.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English fault English -y English faulty From fault + -y.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Sadly, the ever-eager Reverend Judith had not been able to conjure up many worshippers, even though it was Father’s Day. There was just one old dear sitting halfway back, her faulty hearing aid letting off a high-pitched whistle."
— 2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:
"Her faultie Handmayd, which that bale did breede, / Confest, how Philemon her wrought to chaunge her weede."
— 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The mechanic replaced the ____ spark plug to fix the engine.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I had to return the toaster to the store because it was ____ and would not heat up properly.