adjective
- having a fault or flaw; not working properly or not made correctly
- lacking something necessary or important
noun
- a person with a physical or mental disability
Usage: offensive; dated
Examples
- The defective toaster kept burning the bread.
- We returned the defective merchandise to the store.
- The car was recalled due to defective brakes.
- His defective vision required corrective lenses.
- The defective gene causes the inherited disorder.
- The company replaced all defective products free of charge.
- Her defective reasoning led to the wrong conclusion.