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faulty
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fault·y  (fôlt)
adj. fault·i·er, fault·i·est
1. Containing a fault or defect; imperfect or defective.
2. Obsolete Deserving of blame; guilty.

faulti·ly adv.
faulti·ness n.

faulty [ˈfɔːltɪ]
adj faultier, faultiest
1. defective or imperfect
2. Archaic culpable
faultily  adv
faultiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.faulty - having a defect; "I returned the appliance because it was defective"
imperfect - not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect"
2.faulty - characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules; "he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road"
inaccurate - not exact; "an inaccurate translation"; "the thermometer is inaccurate"

faulty
adjective
1. defective, damaged, not working, malfunctioning, broken, bad, flawed, impaired, imperfect, blemished, out of order, on the blink They will repair the faulty equipment.
2. incorrect, wrong, flawed, inaccurate, bad, weak, invalid, erroneous, unsound, imprecise, fallacious Their interpretation was faulty.
Translations
faulty [ˈfɔːltɪ] ADJ (faultier (compar) (faultiest (superl)))
1. [machine etc] → defectuoso
2. (= imperfect) [reasoning, argument etc] → imperfecto

faulty [ˈfɔːlti] adj
(= malfunctioning) [machine, brakes] → défectueux/euse; [gene] → défectueux/euse
This machine is faulty → Cette machine est défectueuse.
(not in perfect condition) [goods] → qui a un défaut
I returned the shirt because it was faulty → J'ai rapporté la chemise parce qu'elle avait un défaut.
[argument, reasoning, logic] → erroné(e)
[information] → erroné(e)

faulty
adj (+er) (Tech, Biol) → defekt; (Comm) → fehlerhaft; reasoning, logicfalsch, fehlerhaft

faulty [ˈfɔːltɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → difettoso/a
faulty [ˈfɔːltɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → difettoso/a

faulty معيوب vadný defekt fehlerhaft ατελής defectuoso viallinen défectueux pokvaren difettoso 欠陥のある 결점이 있는 defect defekt wadliwy defeituoso неисправный felaktig ซึ่งมีข้อผิดพลาด hatalı bị lỗi 有缺点的


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