Defective /(?)/
De·fect·ive
Defective
a.
- Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or account; a defective character; defective rules.
- Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or conjugation; as, a defective noun or verb. (Gram.)
Defective
n.
- Anything that is defective or lacking in some respect.
- One who is lacking physically or mentally. (Med.)