faulty

[US]/ˈfɔːlti/
[UK]/ˈfɔːlti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. containing mistakes or defects; having flaws; experiencing malfunctions. Comparative: faultier.

Phrases & Collocations

faulty line

faulty goods

faulty operation

Example Sentences

a faulty connection in the circuit.

There is a faulty connection in the fusebox.

emend a faulty text.

The plan is faulty in every respect.

workmen were mending faulty cabling.

Faulty construction was responsible for the crash. ·

This faulty connection is the source of the engine trouble.

uninstalled the faulty word processing program.

The salesman fobbed off the faulty machine on the lady.

The machine won't work because of a faulty connection.

The car accident was attributed to faulty brakes.

We traced the trouble to a faulty transformer.

Is the vendor always held responsible if goods are faulty?

faulty electrical appliances should be repaired by an electrician.

The accident has been assigned to a faulty part in the engine of the bus.

imputed the rocket failure to a faulty gasket; kindly imputed my clumsiness to inexperience.

Faulty intonation marred the performance. Tospoil is to impair and ultimately destroy the value, excellence, or strength of:

the methodology of genetic studies; an opinion poll marred by faulty methodology.

Real-world Examples

468. The insult to the adult consulter results in multiplication of the faulty faucets.

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" After all, when has Won-Won's judgement ever been faulty? "

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Does the reasoning strike you as being faulty?

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I think the framework around the fossil was faulty.

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The faulty pipe is 17 miles long.

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Faulty thinking is a hallmark of social anxiety.

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Faulty by the way, means something that isn't working properly – like the faulty brakes on my bike.

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He concluded that the fire was caused by a space heater or faulty electrical wiring.

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It's another faulty meter. You're wasting our time.

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A faulty booster caused the shuttle Challenger to explode in January.

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