defective

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Synonyms: detective, deflective, refective, reflective, effective, deceptive, affective, defensive, despective, directive, selective

Antonyms: detective, deflective, refective, reflective, effective, deceptive, affective, defensive, despective, directive, selective

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Adjective

1. Having one or more [[defect]]s.
2. {{senseid|en|grammar}} {{lb|en|grammar|of a [[lexeme]], especially a [[verb]]}} Lacking some [[form]]s; e.g., having only one [[tense]] or being usable only in the [[third person]].
3. {{lb|en|Arabic grammar|of a verb}} Having a root whose final consonant is weak ([[ي]], [[و]], or [[ء]]).
4. {{lb|en|orthography|of a script}} Not capable of representing all the [[phonemic]] distinctions of a [[language]] it is used to [[write]].
5. {{lb|en|chiefly of [[abjad]] script}} Spelled without ''[[mater lectionis|matres lectionis]]'', for example {{m|he||אמץ|tr=ómets|t=courage}} as opposed to the ''plene'' spelling {{m|he||אומץ}} where the letter vav ⟨ו⟩ indicates the vowel ''o''.

Adverb

1. {{lb|en|chiefly of [[abjad]] script}} Without [[matres lectionis]] (letters indicating [[vowel]]s) written out.

Noun

1. A person or thing considered to be defective.
2. {{lb|en|chiefly of [[abjad]] script}} A word written without [[matres lectionis]] (letters indicating [[vowel]]s).

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