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defective
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having flaws that reduce functionality or quality
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The phone was returned because it was defective.
Defective wiring caused the appliance to short-circuit.
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significantly below normal in structure, function, intelligence, or behavior
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The patient was diagnosed with a defective heart valve.
Some animals were born with defective limbs.
03
not operating properly or failing to work as intended
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The defective printer would n't feed paper.
The car 's defective brakes were immediately fixed.
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