[syn: faulty, incorrect, wrong]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Faulty \Fault"y\, a.
1. Containing faults, blemishes, or defects; imperfect; not
fit for the use intended.
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Created once
So goodly and erect, though faulty since. --Milton.
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2. Guilty of a fault, or of faults; hence, blamable; worthy
of censure. --Shak.
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The king doth speak . . . as one which is faulty.
--2 Sam. xiv.
13.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
faulty
adj 1: having a defect; "I returned the appliance because it was
defective" [syn: defective, faulty]
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"
[syn: faulty, incorrect, wrong]
The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
faulty
adj.
Non-functional; buggy. Same denotation as bletcherous, losing, q.v.,
but the connotation is much milder.