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faulty

 
(fôl') pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Containing a fault or defect; imperfect or defective.
  2. Obsolete. Deserving of blame; guilty.
faultily fault'i·ly adv.
faultiness fault'i·ness n.

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adjective

    Having a defect or defects: defective, imperfect. See better/worse.


adj

Definition: not working; incorrect
Antonyms: accurate, correct, perfect, sound, strong, working

Non-functional; buggy. Same denotation as bletcherous, losing, q.v., but the connotation is much milder.


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - mangelfuld, defekt

Nederlands (Dutch)
defect, onvolmaakt

Français (French)
adj. - défectueux, imparfait, erroné

Deutsch (German)
adj. - fehlerhaft, defekt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ελαττωματικός, ατελής

Italiano (Italian)
difettoso, imperfetto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - defeituoso

Русский (Russian)
имеющий недостатки, плохой, неправильный, испорченный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - defectuoso, averiado, descompuesto, imperfecto, deficiente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - felaktig, klandervärd

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
有过失的, 不完美的, 有缺点的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有過失的, 不完美的, 有缺點的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 결점 있는, 불완전한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 欠点のある, 欠陥のある, 不完全な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معيب , فيه عيوب أو أخطاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פגום, לקוי‬


 
 
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