defective
Phonetic
US /dɪˈfektɪv/UK /dɪˈfektɪv/
Translations
ADJHaving one or more defects., Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person., Having a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء)., Not capable of representing all the phonemic distinctions of a language it is used to write., Spelled without matres lectionis, for example אמץ (ómets, “courage”) as opposed to the plene spelling אומץ where the letter vav ⟨ו⟩ indicates the vowel o.
ADVWithout matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels) written out.
NOUNA person or thing considered to be defective., A word written without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels).
Variants
- defectives: Plural
Examples
I got lucky and mine isn’t defective/dɪˈfektɪv/.
Source:www.reddit.com
When you have a problem, you don’t try to fix it, and you keep trying to sell this defective product to us
Source:www.quora.com
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