defective
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
having a defect
I returned the appliance because it was defective
Related & opposite
- flaw derivation
- defectiveness derivation
- imperfect similar to
Sense 2 adjective
markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior
defective speech
Related & opposite
- abnormal similar to
Sense 3 adjective
not working properly
a bad telephone connection
Related & opposite
- defectiveness derivation
- malfunctioning similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | flaw |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | defectiveness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | imperfect |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | abnormal |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | defectiveness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | malfunctioning |