🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

defectuoso

Pronunciation / Transliteration: defectuoso

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Faulty/ˈfɔːlti/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El artículo era defectuoso y lo devolví."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having faults or defects; not working properly.

    "The faulty wiring in the house caused several power outages."
  2. 2

    Characterized by errors or mistakes.

    "The report was rejected due to faulty reasoning."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'faulty' originates from the Middle English term 'fawlte', derived from the Old French 'faulte', which in turn comes from the Latin 'fallere', meaning 'to deceive or err'. Over time, the meaning evolved to denote something that is defective or imperfect.

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