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defectively
adverb
formaluk /dɪˈfek.tɪv.li/ us /dɪˈfek.tɪv.li/
in a way that causes something not to work correctly:
a defectively designed product
The accident was due to the defectively fitted central heating boiler.
The roof was put on defectively, which caused it to leak.
She has claimed that defectively manufactured tyres and bad vehicle design were to blame for the crash.
They assert that the front passenger window was defectively designed because it was made with the wrong kind of glass.
Facilities which operated defectively also encouraged increased disease transmission via pollution.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Machines - not functioning
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blooey
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broken
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downtime
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short circuit
shot
shudder
shut
shut (something) down
whack
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