Thesaurus: faulty
Containing faults, blemishes, or defects; imperfect; not fit for the use intended.
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Definitions
- a. Containing faults, blemishes, or defects; imperfect; not fit for the use intended.
- a. Guilty of a fault, or of faults; hence, blamable; worthy of censure.
- adj. having a defect
- adj. characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules
- 1. Containing faults, blemishes, or defects; imperfect; not fit for the use intended. Created once So goodly and erect, though faulty since. Milton. 2. Guilty of a fault, or of faults; hence, blamable; worthy of censure. Shak. The king doth speak . . . as one which is faulty. 2 Sam. xiv. 13.
- j:100 s. characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules; the wrong side of the road"