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fault·y

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–adjective, fault·i·er, fault·i·est.

having faults or defects; imperfect.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME fauty. See fault, -y¹

]

—Related forms

fault·i·ly, adverb

fault·i·ness, noun

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fault·y Audio Help (fôl'tē) Pronunciation Key
adj. fault·i·er, fault·i·est

Containing a fault or defect; imperfect or defective.
Obsolete Deserving of blame; guilty.

fault'i·ly adv., fault'i·ness n.

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faulty
adjective
1.	having a defect; "I returned the appliance because it was defective" [syn: defective]
2.	characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules; "he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road"

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ˈfaulty adjective

(usually of something mechanical) not made or working correctly

Arabic:	خاطِئ، ناقِص، مَعيب، لا يَعْمل كما يَجِب
Chinese (Simplified):	有缺陷的
Chinese (Traditional):	有缺陷的
Czech:	vadný
Danish:	defekt; fejlbehæftet
Dutch:	gebrekkig
Estonian:	praak-, defektne
Finnish:	viallinen
French:	défectueux
German:	fehlerhaft
Greek:	ελαττωματικός
Hungarian:	hibás
Icelandic:	gallaður
Indonesian:	punya cacat
Italian:	difettoso

Japanese:	欠陥のある
Korean:	결함이 있는
Latvian:	nepilnīgs; kļūdains
Lithuanian:	netikęs, sugedęs
Norwegian:	defekt, mangelfull
Polish:	wadliwy
Portuguese (Brazil):	defeituoso
Portuguese (Portugal):	defeituoso
Romanian:	defect
Russian:	повреждённый
Slovak:	chybný
Slovenian:	z napako
Spanish:	defectuoso
Swedish:	felaktig, bristfällig
Turkish:	bozuk, arızalı