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faulty

[ fawl-tee ]

adjective

faultier, faultiest.
  1. having faults or defects; imperfect.


faulty

/ ˈɔːɪ /

adjective

  1. defective or imperfect
  2. archaic.
    culpable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڲܱپ, adverb
  • ˈڲܱپԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ڲܱi· adverb
  • ڲܱi·Ա noun
  • ԴDz·ڲܱy adjective
  • ܲ·ڲܱy adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of faulty1

First recorded in 1300–50, faulty is from the Middle English word fauty. See fault, -y 1
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Police are reportedly investigating whether carbon monoxide from a faulty electricity generator played a role in their deaths, but the Civil Guard could not provide more details.

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An outage caused by a faulty software or server update, or even user error, can often be resolved in a matter of hours.

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The Post Office has paid more than £600m of public money to continue using the faulty Horizon IT system despite deciding to ditch it more than a decade ago, the BBC can reveal.

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Some scooters began catching fire which, auto experts say, was likely due to short-circuits or faulty battery management system.

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County Sheriff’s Department used DNA testing kits for months without realizing they were faulty.

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