Definition
Having defects or imperfections; not working correctly or containing errors.
Etymology
From Old French 'faulte' meaning lack or failure, plus English suffix '-y'. From Latin 'fallere' meaning to deceive or fail. The sense of 'defective' developed from the notion of falling short or failing to meet standards.
Kelly Says
The evolution from 'fault' as a geological crack to 'faulty' as defective reveals how we understand imperfection as a kind of break or fissure in expected performance. Interestingly, 'fault' in geology and 'fault' in blame share this concept of a fundamental break or failure.
Translations
BNবাংলা
ত্রুটিপূর্ণ
tr̥uṭipūrṇ
DADansk
fejlbehæftet
fɛjlˈbɛhɛfdə
DEDeutsch
fehlerhaft
fɛɐhɐft
ELΕλληνικά
ελαττωματικός
elatʊmaˈtikos
ESEspañol
defectuoso
defekˈtuoso
FISuomi
virheellinen
virheˈlinen
FRFrançais
défectueux
defɛktɥø
HIहिन्दी
दोषपूर्ण
doṣpūrṇ
IDBahasa Indonesia
berkesalahan
bərkəsalaˈhan
ITItaliano
difettoso
difetˈtoso
NLNederlands
gebrekkig
ɣəˈbrɛkɪx
NONorsk
feilaktig
fɛjlˈaktiɡ
PLPolski
wadliwy
vadˈlivɨ
RORomână
defectuos
defekˈtu.os
RUРусский
неисправный
nʲɪsprɐvˈnɨj
SVSvenska
felaktig
fɛlakːtɪɡ
TAதமிழ்
பிழையுடைய
piḻaiyuṭaiya
TEతెలుగు
లోపం కలిగిన
lōpaṁ kaliginā
THไทย
มีข้อผิดพลาด
mī kʰɔ̂ː pʰìt pʰlāt
UKУкраїнська
помилковий
poˈmɪlkovɨj
VITiếng Việt
lỗi thời
lọi thời