as in imperfect
having a fault
promptly took the defective microwave oven back to the store for a replacement
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Recent Examples of defective
Despite knowing the product was defective and replicating customers’ explosions in tests, Sunbeam and its parent company, Newell, told the Consumer Product Safety Commission that the product didn’t need to be recalled and that user error was causing the issue.
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Sponsored Content, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
If either the hypothalamus or pituitary gland is damaged or defective, estrogen and testosterone levels will drop.
—James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025
The toddlers were treated using gene therapy, through which patients are given a harmless virus containing healthy versions of a defective gene in order to remedy the problem.
—David Prosser, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Put side by side with the Chrome extension, MacKeeper’s Safari extension looks defective.
—PCMAG, 24 Feb. 2025
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Sponsored Content, The Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2025
If either the hypothalamus or pituitary gland is damaged or defective, estrogen and testosterone levels will drop.
—James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025
The toddlers were treated using gene therapy, through which patients are given a harmless virus containing healthy versions of a defective gene in order to remedy the problem.
—David Prosser, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Put side by side with the Chrome extension, MacKeeper’s Safari extension looks defective.
—PCMAG, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defective
Adjective
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But in reality, leadership is learned—and lived—at the dinner table; in the car ride to practice; during the messy, imperfect, real moments of daily life.—
Leisse Wilcox,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Nadal and the third member of the Big Three, Novak Djokovic, arrived on tour with mediocre serves and imperfect physiques.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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The Celtics never have a bad defender on the court.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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Too often over the last few years, the Red Sox have struggled to dispatch bad teams.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Hartford Courant,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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This approach is flawed and increasingly dangerous for people and the economy.—
Nina Seega,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Petition gathering is flawed, to be sure, but many mistakes are out of carelessness, not fraud, and laws already exist to punish willful violators.—
Steve Bousquet,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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This sort of faulty marketing is precisely why the waters are currently so muddied.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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High Energy Bills Home energy bills can be affected by a wide variety of issues around the home, like low-efficiency appliances, poor insulation, aging heating and cooling systems, or faulty windows.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 May 2025
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Kansas City police were called to the Betty Rae’s location on Delaware Street on Oct. 13 and discovered a broken glass door and that a safe had been stolen, according to court documents.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
21 May 2025
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Inspired by the Japanese art of Kintsugi, which is repairing broken pottery with gold, Rochette embraced her physical and emotional scars as essential parts of her story.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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“Defective.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defective. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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