defectious
English
Etymology
defect + -ious
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈfɛkʃəs/
Adjective
defectious (comparative more defectious, superlative most defectious)
- (obsolete) defective.
- Sir Philip Sidney
- some one defectious piece
- Sir Philip Sidney
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for defectious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)