defective adjective Stress: second syllable 🤍 Save Syllables: de-fec-tive (3) English Definition Imperfect or faulty. Example Sentence They returned the defective product. US IPA /dɪˈfektɪv/ 🔊 Listen US UK IPA /dɪˈfektɪv/ 🔊 Listen UK Synonyms faulty flawed broken imperfect damaged Antonyms perfect flawless functional Share this Word Facebook WhatsApp X Telegram Copy Link