DEFECTIVES

Noun

defectives

plural of defective

Source: Wiktionary


DEFECTIVE

De*fect"ive, a. Etym: [L. defectivus: cf. F. défectif. See Defect.]

1. Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or account; a defective character; defective rules.

2. (Gram.)

Definition: Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or conjugation; as, a defective noun or verb.

– De*fect"ive*ly, adv.

– De*fect"ive*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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