defectuous
English edit
Etymology edit
Compare French défectueux.
Adjective edit
defectuous (comparative more defectuous, superlative most defectuous)
- (obsolete) Full of defects; imperfect.
- Synonym: defected
- a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). Of the Jewish Religion”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:
- Nothing in nature, or in providence that is scant, or defectuous, can be stable and lasting.
References edit
- “defectuous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.