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Meanings of defective in English

Containing one error or several errors.

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Not working properly.

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Defective.

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Usage of defective in English
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Any bill which doesn't deal clearly with this issue will be defective.
The Irish Times
2
Background: Contemporary theories and evidence implicate defective emotion regulation in violent behaviour.
Pubmed
3
Measurements and main results: IDO was defective in murine and human CF.
Pubmed
4
This led to R800 billion worth of defective banknotes going into circulation.
The South African
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It was picketed by 30 doctors protesting defective current auto safety design.
The new yorker
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Correspondingly, CHD4 suppression results in defective DNA damage response in GBM cells.
Pubmed
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Often the partner feels defective, but it is really not her fault.
No More Mr. Nice Guy!
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Several of the pathways identified reflect predictable consequences of defective purine recycling.
Pubmed
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It was not immediately clear how many of the devices were defective.
News.com.au
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It is essential to avoid disruption brought about by morally defective people.
The End of Man?
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The companies stand behind the devices and deny that they are defective.
Reuters
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Wells also kept its defective loans secret from HUD, the complaint said.
Reuters
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The captain says that defective compasses were the cause of the disaster.
Saved by the Lifeboat
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The girl could not be called a defective in any ordinary sense.
Pathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forens...
15
A great historian combines in the most perfect manner these defective materials.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
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It eliminates defective transcripts and controls the abundance of certain normal mRNAs.
Pubmed
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