Another word for defective

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Adjective

Having a defect or defects

imperfect
Not perfect.
Of or being the tense of a verb that shows, usually in the past, an action or a condition as incomplete, continuous, or coincident with another action.
Having either stamens or a pistil only. Used of a flower.

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1. Not perfect.
2. Of or being the tense of a verb that shows, usually in the past, an action or a condition as incomplete, continuous, or coincident with another action.
3. Having either stamens or a pistil only. Used of a flower.
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faulty
Containing a fault or defect; imperfect or defective.
Deserving of blame; guilty.

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1. Containing a fault or defect; imperfect or defective.
2. Deserving of blame; guilty.
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Lacking an essential element

wanting
Absent; lacking:
Not measuring up to standards or expectations:
Without; missing:

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1. Absent; lacking:
2. Not measuring up to standards or expectations:
3. Without; missing:
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lacking
Present participle of lack.

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1. Present participle of lack.
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incomplete
Not complete.
Not caught in bounds or intercepted:
A grade indicating that the requirements for an academic course or assignment have not been met.

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1. Not complete.
2. Not caught in bounds or intercepted:
3. A grade indicating that the requirements for an academic course or assignment have not been met.
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deficient
Lacking an essential quality or element:
Inadequate in amount or degree; insufficient:

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1. Lacking an essential quality or element:
2. Inadequate in amount or degree; insufficient:
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Another word for defective

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inadequate
Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient.

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1. Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient.
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incomplete
Not complete.
Not caught in bounds or intercepted:
A grade indicating that the requirements for an academic course or assignment have not been met.

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1. Not complete.
2. Not caught in bounds or intercepted:
3. A grade indicating that the requirements for an academic course or assignment have not been met.
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imperfect
Not perfect.
Of or being the tense of a verb that shows, usually in the past, an action or a condition as incomplete, continuous, or coincident with another action.
Having either stamens or a pistil only. Used of a flower.

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1. Not perfect.
2. Of or being the tense of a verb that shows, usually in the past, an action or a condition as incomplete, continuous, or coincident with another action.
3. Having either stamens or a pistil only. Used of a flower.
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