What is "faulty" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does faulty mean in English? Meaning of faulty definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "faulty" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "faulty": having a defect

Adjective

  • Meaning: having a defect
  • Example: I returned the appliance because it was defective
  • Synonyms: defective faulty
  • Similar: imperfect
  • Meaning of "faulty": characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules

    Adjective

  • Meaning: characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules
  • Example: he submitted a faulty report an incorrect transcription the wrong side of the road
  • Synonyms: faulty incorrect wrong
  • Similar: inaccurate
  • Adjective: Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable. They replaced the faulty wiring and it has worked fine ever since. I don't think you can infer that from the premise. It's a faulty argument.(obsolete) At fault, to blame; guilty. 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.iv: Her faultie Handmayd, which that bale did breede, / Confest, how Philemon her wrought to chaunge her weede.1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.iv: Her faultie Handmayd, which that bale did breede, / Confest, how Philemon her wrought to chaunge her weede.
  • Synonyms:

    damaged, erroneous, inaccurate, defective, inadequate, deficient, invalid, broken, insufficient, unreliable, cracked, leaky, incomplete, adulterated, amiss, awry, bad, below par, blamable, debased, distorted, fallacious, fallible, frail, impaired, imperfect, inexact, injured, lame, lemon, maimed, malformed, out of order, rank, sick, tainted, unfit, unsound, weak, wrong, false, flawed, malfunctioning, imprecise, blemished, botched, marred, unretentive, warped,

    Antonyms:

    OK, working, valid, honest, reliable, faultless, flawless, adequate, enough, sufficient, ample, fixed, perfect, unbroken, correct, right, true, accurate, complete, sound, strong,

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    faulty in English: faulty
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