Faulty: meaning, definitions and examples

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faulty

 

[ หˆfษ”หlti ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

electrical equipment

Not working properly or safely due to a fault or defect.

Synonyms

defective, flawed, imperfect

Examples of usage

  • The faulty wiring caused a short circuit.
  • The faulty switch needs to be replaced immediately.
Context #2 | Adjective

reasoning or logic

Containing a mistake or an error.

Synonyms

erroneous, inaccurate, incorrect

Examples of usage

  • The faulty assumption led to an incorrect conclusion.
  • Her faulty reasoning resulted in a flawed argument.

Translations

Translations of the word "faulty" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น defeituoso

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคคเฅเคฐเฅเคŸเคฟเคชเฅ‚เคฐเฅเคฃ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช fehlerhaft

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ cacat

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝะตัะฟั€ะฐะฒะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ wadliwy

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆฌ ้™ฅใฎใ‚ใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท dรฉfectueux

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ defectuoso

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kusurlu

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฒฐํ•จ์ด ์žˆ๋Š”

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุนูŠุจ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ vadnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ chybnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆœ‰็ผบ้™ท็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ pokvarjen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ gallaรฐur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฐา›ะฐัƒะปั‹

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ“แƒ”แƒคแƒ”แƒฅแƒขแƒ˜แƒแƒœแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ qรผsurlu

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ defectuoso

Etymology

The word 'faulty' originated from Middle English 'faute', meaning 'deficiency' or 'shortcoming', which came from Old French 'falte' and Latin 'fallere' meaning 'to deceive'. Over time, 'faulty' evolved to its current usage in the English language as an adjective describing something that is not working properly or contains errors.

See also: fault, faultfinder, faultfinding, faulting, faultless, faultlessly, faults.

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