defective (redirected from defectives)

de·fec·tive  (d-fktv)

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.

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de·fective·ly adv.

de·fective·ness n.

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defective [dɪˈfɛktɪv]

adj

1. having a defect or flaw; imperfect; faulty

2. (of a person) below the usual standard or level, esp in intelligence

3. (Linguistics) Grammar (of a word) lacking the full range of inflections characteristic of its form class, as for example must, which has no past tense

defectively  adv

defectiveness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	defective - having a defect; "I returned the appliance because it was defective" faulty imperfect - not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect"
	2.	defective - markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior; "defective speech" abnormal, unnatural - not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food"
	3.	defective - not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance" bad malfunctioning, nonfunctional - not performing or able to perform its regular function; "a malfunctioning valve"

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defective

adjective

1. faulty, broken, not working, flawed, imperfect, out of order, on the blink (slang) Retailers can return defective merchandise.
faulty working, whole, perfect, intact

2. deficient, lacking, short, inadequate, insufficient, incomplete, scant food which is defective in nutritional quality
deficient adequate

Translations

defective [dɪˈfektɪv]

A. ADJ → defectuoso
defective verb (Ling) → verbo m defectivo
to be defective in sth [person] → ser deficiente en algo

B. N

1. (= person) → persona f anormal
mental defective → deficiente mf mental

2. (Gram) → defectivo m

defective [dɪˈfɛktɪv] adj

(= faulty) [brakes, part, merchandise] → défectueux/euse

(= weak) [sight, immune system] → déficient(e)
to become defective → devenir déficient(e)

defective

adj

material, goods etc → fehlerhaft; machine, gene → defekt; (fig) reasoning etc → fehlerhaft; hearing, sight → mangelhaft, gestört; he has a defective heart valve → er hat einen Herzklappenfehler

(Gram) → unvollständig, defektiv

(mentally) defective → geistesgestört

n

(Gram) → Defektivum nt

(= retarded person) → Geistesgestörte(r) mf

defective [dɪˈfɛktɪv] adj (machine, workmanship, eyesight) → difettoso/a; (system, reasoning) → cattivo/a (Gram) → difettivo/a
to be defective in sth → mancare di qc