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defectiveness (encz) | defectiveness,defektnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Defectiveness (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.
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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.
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defectiveness (wn) | defectiveness
n 1: the state of being defective [syn: defectiveness,
faultiness] |
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mental defectiveness (encz) | mental defectiveness, n: |
Defectiveness (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.
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mental defectiveness (wn) | mental defectiveness
n 1: retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of
intelligence [syn: abnormality, mental defectiveness] |
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