faulty

[ fawl-tee ]

/ ˈfɔl ti /

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adjective, fault·i·er, fault·i·est.

having faults or defects; imperfect.

Nearby words

fault-finding, faultfinder, faultfinding, faultless, faultlessly, faulty, faulty union, faun, fauna, faunal, faunistic

Origin of faulty

First recorded in 1300–50, faulty is from the Middle English word fauty. See fault, -y¹

Related formsfault·i·ly, adverbfault·i·ness, nounnon·fault·y, adjectiveun·fault·y, adjective

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Examples from the Web for faulty

A senior Labour Party MP scoffed at what he suggested was faulty logic.
Britain’s Let-Em-All-Die Policy|Nico Hines, Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hongkongers aren't asking to secede from China, but Beijing's faulty calculus is only alienating the city.
Is Hong Kong Tiananmen 2.0?|Brendon Hong|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the fact remains that the accident would never have occurred in the first place were it not for the faulty switch.
The Cops Who Found Out the Truth About GM's Deadly Cars—in 2006|Michael Daly|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The view is faulty, both in it engineering claims and its economic conclusions.
The FCC Must Ignore the Silly ‘Net Neutrality’ Advocates|Nick Gillespie|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Even with faulty projectors and seats that were falling apart, Afghans seemed very excited when the cinemas reopened.
Kabul's Major Motion Picture: Cinema's Rebirth in Afghanistan|Justin Jones|April 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There was a faulty side, however, to the Masterson suggestion.
The Sunset Trail|Alfred Henry Lewis
He took the door in his hand and fumbled with the faulty catch as though he would shut it.
Captivity|M. Leonora Eyles
The eye refuses to be convinced off-hand that its education has been faulty.
The Rules of the Game|Stewart Edward White
What it does is not faulty or sinful, or deserving of any punishment.
The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IX (of X) - America - I|Various
A still more potent source of failure must be sought in the faulty methods of research pursued by most investigators.
On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote|A. Mueller

British Dictionary definitions for faulty

faulty

/ (ˈfɔːltɪ) /

adjective faultier or faultiest

defective or imperfect

archaic culpable

Derived Formsfaultily, adverbfaultiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for faulty

faulty

adj.

late 14c., from fault (n.) + -y (2). Related: Faultiness.

faulty

adjective, fault·i·er, fault·i·est.

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faulty

adjective faultier or faultiest

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