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fault⋅y

  [fawl-tee]
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–adjective, fault⋅i⋅er, fault⋅i⋅est.
having faults or defects; imperfect.
Origin:
1300–50; ME fauty. See fault, -y 1

Related forms:
fault⋅i⋅ly, adverb
fault⋅i⋅ness, noun
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fault·y   (fôl'tē)   
adj.   fault·i·er, fault·i·est
  1. Containing a fault or defect; imperfect or defective.
  2. Obsolete Deserving of blame; guilty.
fault'i·ly adv., fault'i·ness n.
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Faulty

Fault"y\, a. 1. Containing faults, blemishes, or defects; imperfect; not fit for the use intended.

Created once So goodly and erect, though faulty since. --Milton.

2. Guilty of a fault, or of faults; hence, blamable; worthy of censure. --Shak.

The king doth speak . . . as one which is faulty. --2 Sam. xiv. 13.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : faulty
Spanish: defectuoso,
German: fehlerhaft,
Japanese: 欠陥のある
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faulty

adj. Non-functional; buggy. Same denotation as bletcherous, losing, q.v., but the connotation is much milder.
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