defective
/dɪ'fɛktɪv/
adjective
9 letters3 syllables18 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
ADJECTIVE
1
Having a defect.
“I returned the appliance because it was defective”
2
Not working properly.
“a defective appliance”
3
Markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior.
“defective speech”
WORD FORMS
Related formdefectiveness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®18 points
Words With Friends®20 points
Double word36 points
Triple word54 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinefectiveday
Starts & ends withD … E
Syllablesde · fec · tive
SYNONYMS & RELATED8
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