fault·y

[fawl-tee]
adjective, fault·i·er, fault·i·est.
having faults or defects; imperfect.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English fauty. See fault, -y1

fault·i·ly, adverb
fault·i·ness, noun
non·fault·y, adjective
un·fault·y, adjective
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faulty (ˈfɔːltɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj , faultier, faultiest
1.  defective or imperfect
2.  archaic culpable
 
'faultily
 
adv
 
'faultiness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

faulty
late 14c., from fault + -y (2).
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Slang Dictionary

faulty definition


  1. mod.
    fake. : Faulty leather on this chair. Gimme the real stuff.
  2. mod.
    wrong. : No. You are just faulty about the number.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
Most condom failures result from incorrect use of the condom, not because the
  condom itself was faulty.
But a faulty memory is a weak defense when the national media is chasing your
  history.
Since biologists only look at an instant of time, a biologist's timeline is
  faulty, one could find better evidence from physics.
Such are the faulty parts of his character, which in all other respects was a
  noble one.
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