Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Containing a fault or defect; imperfect or defective.
- adjective Obsolete Deserving of blame; guilty.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Containing faults, errors, blemishes, or defects; defective; imperfect: as, a faulty composition; a faulty plan or design.
- Guilty of a fault or of faults; hence, to be blamed; deserving of or provoking censure.
- Synonyms Incomplete. Culpable, reprehensible, censurable, blameworthy.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Containing faults, blemishes, or defects; imperfect; not fit for the use intended.
- adjective Guilty of a fault, or of faults; hence, blamable; worthy of censure.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having or displaying
faults ; notperfect ; notadequate oracceptable . - adjective obsolete
At fault , to blame;guilty .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules
- adjective having a defect
Etymologies
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Examples
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Maybe the toughest thing to hear in all of this, officials believe both the pilot and air controllers made what they called faulty decisions.
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SAN DIEGO -- Toyota dealers around San Diego County have started fixing what they call faulty gas pedals, but some drivers are wondering whether the real problem is being addressed.
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A family of four that lived in the flat above the students was also poisoned and taken to a hospital for treatment and are pursuing legal action against the utility company for what they called a faulty gas line setup.
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Pakistan to move international court against Kashmir hydro project ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is to move the International Court of Arbitration against India's diversion of the Jhelum river to the Wullar Barrage and what it terms the faulty design of the Kishanganga hydropower project in Jammu and Kashmir.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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April 30th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan is examining various options, including the appointment of an arbitrator by the World Bank, against India's diversion of the Jhelum river to the Wullar Barrage and what it terms the faulty design of the Kishanganga hydropower project in Jammu and Kashmir, the foreign office said Thursday.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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The witness who assisted the former chairman of EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as chairman of the committee that investigated the NPA Board under George, added that the committee found out that the Board violated government rules and regulations through contract splitting and inflation and also followed a circular written by a colleague, Mrs. Williams which he described as faulty because it did not follow the normal procedure.
unknown title 2009
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Why has some chap going to the effort of making, practically overnight, a website which, as of this writing is mainly a a slide presentation calling Bhagat a liar and enumerating, in faulty English, the scenes in the film which aren't from the book?
Archive 2010-01-01 2010
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The grand jury indictment said Farr first deposited $13,475 in faulty checks in Aug. 14, 2006, and withdrew $14,529 before the credit union realized the deposits were drawn on closed accounts.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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Torture that only results in faulty information, when the torturees are just willing to anythig to make it stop.
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Diabetes complications rooted in faulty cell repair
January 24th, 2006 2006
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