defective

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English defectif, defective, from Old French defectif, from Late Latin dēfectīvus. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈfɛktɪv/ Rhymes: -ɛktɪv === Adjective === defective (comparative more defective, superlative most defective) Having one or more defects. Synonym: faulty Antonyms: complete, perfect, undefective (grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person. (Arabic grammar, of a verb) Having a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء). (orthography, of a script) Not capable of representing all the phonemic distinctions of a language it is used to write. (chiefly of abjad script) Spelled without matres lectionis, for example אמץ (ómets, “courage”) as opposed to the plene spelling אומץ where the letter vav ⟨ו⟩ indicates the vowel o. Antonym: plene ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Collocations ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === defective (not comparable) (chiefly of abjad script) Without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels) written out. Antonym: plene === Noun === defective (plural defectives) A person or thing considered to be defective. (chiefly of abjad script) A word written without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels). Antonym: plene === References === == Interlingua == === Adjective === defective (comparative plus defective, superlative le plus defective) defective (having defects) == Latin == === Adjective === dēfective vocative masculine singular of dēfectivus