'Defectiveness' definitions:
Definition of 'defectiveness'
(from WordNet)
noun
The state of being defective [syn: defectiveness, faultiness]
Definition of 'Defectiveness'
From: GCIDE
- Defective \De*fect"ive\, a. [L. defectivus: cf. F. d['e]fectif. See Defect.]
- 1. Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or account; a defective character; defective rules. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Gram.) Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or conjugation; as, a defective noun or verb. -- {De*fect"ive*ly}, adv. -- {De*fect"ive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Defectiveness'
- Defect,
- Defectibility,
- Defectible,
- Defection,
- Defective,
- Defectively,
- birth defect,
- congenital defect,
- defect of speech,
- defective number,
- defective pleading,
- genetic defect,
- mass defect,
- mental defectiveness,
- septal defect,
- speech defect,
- vision defect,
- visual defect,
- atrial septal defect,
- autosomal recessive defect,
- congenital heart defect,
- ventricular septal defect