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faulty

adj
/ˈfɒlti/UK/ˈfɔlti/US/ˈfɑlti//ˈfɒːlti/CA

Etymology

From fault + -y.

  1. derived from falsus
  2. derived from *fallita✻
  3. derived from faute
  4. derived from faute
  5. inherited from faulte
  6. suffixed as faulty — “fault + y”

Definitions

  1. Having or displaying faults

    Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable.

    • They replaced the faulty wiring and it has worked fine ever since.
    • I don't think you can infer that from the premise. It's a faulty argument.
    • Sadly, the ever-eager Reverend Judith had not been able to conjure up many worshippers, even though it was Father’s Day. There was just one old dear sitting halfway back, her faulty hearing aid letting off a high-pitched whistle.

  2. At fault, to blame

    At fault, to blame; guilty.

    • Her faultie Handmayd, which that bale did breede, / Confest, how Philemon her wrought to chaunge her weede.

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Derived

faultily, faultiness, nonfaulty, unfaulty

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at faulty. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01faulty02perfect03supreme04superior05rank06bad07incorrect

A definitional loop anchored at faulty. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at faulty

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA