faulty
adjective, fault·i·er, fault·i·est.
Origin of faulty
Related Words for faulty
damaged, erroneous, inaccurate, defective, inadequate, deficient, invalid, broken, insufficient, unreliable, cracked, leaky, incomplete, false, flawed, malfunctioning, imprecise, adulterated, amiss, awryExamples from the Web for faulty
Contemporary Examples of faulty
A senior Labour Party MP scoffed at what he suggested was faulty logic.
Hongkongers aren't asking to secede from China, but Beijing's faulty calculus is only alienating the city.
But the fact remains that the accident would never have occurred in the first place were it not for the faulty switch.
The view is faulty, both in it engineering claims and its economic conclusions.
Even with faulty projectors and seats that were falling apart, Afghans seemed very excited when the cinemas reopened.
Historical Examples of faulty
Spare me not, therefore, my dear friend, whenever you think me in the least faulty.
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
My conduct must then have a faulty appearance at least, and I will endeavour to rectify it.
Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
His technique was faulty, his colors daring, perhaps—but his triumph was for that the greater.
Chip, of the Flying UB. M. Bower
All his trouble, and mine too, is owing to his faulty character.
Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
If not, woman must be content with faulty representations of her ideal.
Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From HomeBayard Taylor