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faulty

2 syllables · also faultier, faultiest
adjective
Quick answer

As an adjective, faulty means having or displaying faults.

Meanings of faulty

3 meanings

adjective

  1. Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable.

    “They replaced the faulty wiring and it has worked fine ever since.”

    “I don't think you can infer that from the premise. It's a faulty argument.”

  2. Characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules

    “he submitted a faulty report”

    “an incorrect transcription”

    “the wrong side of the road”

    Similar: incorrect, wrong
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. obsoleteAt fault, to blame; guilty.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: having a defect
defective
adjective: characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not…
incorrectwrong

Words that rhyme with faulty

salty

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