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fault·y    Audio Help   [fawl-tee] Pronunciation Key
–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
  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

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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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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
See also: at fault, faultless, fault, find fault with, to a fault

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.
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