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Word entry · 9 letters

defective

Best crossword clue

"Not in order"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈfɛktɪv/Part of speech adjectiveSorted cdeeefitvStarts with DEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. not working properly

Word origin

From Middle English defectif, defective, from Old French defectif, from Late Latin dēfectīvus.

Used in a sentence

  • It is an offence, subject to the exception mentioned in this section, for a person to procure a woman who is a defective to have unlawful sexual intercourse in any part of the world.
  • Thus, in the Pentateuch and in the earlier prophets the plenes are counted, whilst in the later prophets the defectives are enumerated.

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