defectiveness
1defectiveness — index failure (falling short), frailty Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2defectiveness — defective ► ADJECTIVE 1) imperfect or faulty. 2) lacking or deficient. DERIVATIVES defectively adverb defectiveness noun …
3Defectiveness — Defective De*fect ive, a. [L. defectivus: cf. F. d[ e]fectif. See {Defect}.] 1. Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective timber;… …
4defectiveness — noun see defective I …
5defectiveness — See defectively. * * * …
6defectiveness — noun The state or quality of being defective …
7defectiveness — de·fec·tive·ness || dɪ fektɪvnɪs n. quality of being impaired, deficiency, retardation …
8defectiveness — de·fec·tive·ness …
9defectiveness — noun the state of being defective • Syn: ↑faultiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑faulty (for: ↑faultiness), ↑defective • Hypernyms: ↑imperfection, ↑ …
10mental defectiveness — noun retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence • Syn: ↑abnormality • Derivationally related forms: ↑abnormal (for: ↑abnormality) • Hypernyms: ↑retardation, ↑ …
