de·fec·tive (d -f k tv)adj. 1. a. Having a defect; faulty: a defective appliance. b. Marked by subnormal structure, function, intelligence, or behavior: defective speech. 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 is physically or mentally deficient. de·fec tive·ly adv.de·fec tive·ness n. |
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| Noun | 1. | defectiveness - the state of being defective imperfection, imperfectness - the state or an instance of being imperfect bugginess - the state of having bugs lameness - an imperfection or defectiveness; "a stylist noted for the lameness of his plots" sickness - defectiveness or unsoundness; "drugs have become a sickness they cannot cure"; "a great sickness of his judgment" |
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