defective
/dɪˈfɛktɪv/
noun
- A person or thing that is flawed or not working properly.
- In the old factory, workers were trained to spot defectives on the assembly line.
- The store offered a discount on defectives that had only minor cosmetic issues.
- The quality control team sorted the defectives from the perfect products.
adjective
- Having a flaw or problem that prevents something from working correctly or being acceptable.
- The factory recalled thousands of cars because of a defective brake system.
- She returned the defective laptop to the store for a full refund.
- A defective wire caused the power outage in the neighborhood.
- Not functioning properly in a physical or mental way (used especially in medical or technical contexts).
- Some children are born with a defective immune system.
- The hearing aid was defective and only amplified static.
- The test showed that the patient's heart valve was defective and needed surgery.