defectious
adj/dɪˈfɛkʃəs/UK
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin facio Latin dēficiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin dēfectusbor. English defect English -ious English defectious From defect + -ious.
Definitions
Defective, having defects.
- some one defectious piece
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for defectious. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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