English-Thai Dictionary

defective

ADJ มีข้อบกพร่อง  มี จุดอ่อน  มี ข้อ ตำหนิ  มี ข้อเสีย  ใช้งาน ไม่ได้  imperfect incomplete correct perfect me-kor-bok-prong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEFECTIVE

a. 1. Wanting either in substance, quantity or quality, or in any thing necessary; imperfect; as a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or book; a defective account. Defective articulation, in speaking, renders utterance indistinct.
2. Wanting in moral qualities; faulty; blamable; not conforming to rectitude or rule; as a defective character.
3. In grammar, a defective noun is one which wants a whole number or a particular case; an indeclinable noun.
4. A defective verb, is one which wants some of the tenses.

 

DEFECTIVELY

adv. In a defective manner; imperfectly.

 

DEFECTIVENESS

n.Want; the state of being imperfect; faultiness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEFECTIVE

De *fect "ive, a. Etym: [L. defectivus: cf. F. défectif. See Defect. ]

 

1. Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or account; a defective character; defective rules.

 

2. (Gram. )

 

Defn: Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or conjugation; as, a defective noun or verb. -- De *fect "ive *ly, adv. -- De *fect "ive *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

defective

de fec tive |diˈfektiv dəˈfɛktɪv | ▶adjective imperfect or faulty: complaints over defective goods. • archaic or offensive mentally handicapped. • lacking or deficient: dystrophin is commonly defective in muscle tissue. • Grammar (of a word ) not having all the inflections normal for the part of speech. ▶noun archaic or offensive a mentally handicapped person. DERIVATIVES de fec tive ly adverb, de fec tive ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

defective

de ¦fect |ive |dɪˈfɛktɪv | ▶adjective 1 imperfect or faulty: complaints over defective goods. • lacking or deficient: dystrophin is commonly defective in muscle tissue. • Grammar (of a word ) not having all the inflections normal for the part of speech. 2 dated or offensive having mental disabilities. ▶noun dated or offensive a person with mental disabilities. DERIVATIVES defectively adverb, defectiveness noun

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

defective

defective adjective 1 a defective seat belt: faulty, flawed, imperfect, shoddy, inoperative, malfunctioning, out of order, unsound; in disrepair, broken; informal on the blink, on the fritz. ANTONYMS perfect. 2 these methods are defective: lacking, wanting, deficient, inadequate, insufficient.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

defective

defective adjective 1 a defective seat belt: faulty, flawed, imperfect, shoddy, inoperative, not working, not functioning, non-functioning, malfunctioning, out of order, unsound; weak, deficient, incomplete; in disrepair, broken, cracked, torn, scratched, deformed, warped, buckled; informal gone wrong, on the blink; Brit. informal knackered, duff. ANTONYMS working, perfect. 2 these methods are defective in strength and durability: lacking, wanting, deficient, inadequate, insufficient, short, low, scant.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

defective

de fec tive /dɪféktɪv /形容詞 〈機械 製品などが 〉欠陥のある, 不完全な ; (身体的に )欠陥のある ; 〈知能などが 〉平均以下の ; «…が » 不足している «in » ▸ a defective car 欠陥車 .～́ v è rb 〘文法 〙欠如動詞 〘変化語形の不完全な can, may, must など 〙.～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞