FAULTY

faulty, incorrect, wrong

(adjective) characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules; “he submitted a faulty report”; “an incorrect transcription”; “the wrong side of the road”

defective, faulty

(adjective) having a defect; “I returned the appliance because it was defective”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

faulty (comparative faultier, superlative faultiest)

Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable.

(obsolete) At fault, to blame; guilty.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "faulty" is often applied: goods, equipment, product, wiring, construction, memory, thinking, design, hardware, software, unit, part, component, assumption, reasoning, premise, gene, operation, technique, merchandise, circuit, code, analysis, posture, machine, method, habit, process, communication.

Antonyms

• faultless

Source: Wiktionary


Fault"y, a.

1. Containing faults, blemishes, or defects; imperfect; not fit for the use intended. Created once So goodly and erect, though faulty since. Milton.

2. Guilty of a fault, or of faults; hence, blamable; worthy of censure. Shak. The king doth speak . . . as one which is faulty. 2 Sam. xiv. 13.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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