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faulty

[fawl-tee]

adjective

faultier, faultiest 
  1. having faults or defects; imperfect.



faulty

/ ˈɔːɪ /

adjective

  1. defective or imperfect

  2. archaicculpable

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • faultily adverb
  • faultiness noun
  • nonfaulty adjective
  • unfaulty adjective
  • ˈڲܱپ adverb
  • ˈڲܱپԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of faulty1

First recorded in 1300–50, faulty is from the Middle English word fauty. See fault, -y 1
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Documentation from the victims taken by the scammers was used to provide faulty verification for the “large and suspicious wire transfers from victims,” the release said.

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If any inmates were denied parole because of the faulty tests, they could be owed a new hearing before the parole board, said attorneys representing inmates affected by the defective drug tests.

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The cause of the blaze has not been determined, but the company has acknowledged that it may have been sparked by a faulty dormant power line operated by Edison.

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The proliferation of faulty references in court filings also points to the most serious problem with the spread of AI bots into our daily lives: They can’t be trusted.

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Investigators later concluded that faulty mechanical systems, combined with weak oversight, were to blame.

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