as in defective
having a fault
the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
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Recent Examples of faulty
His trial was apparently beset with junk evidence and a lackluster defense, with faulty ballistics evidence going unchallenged by his attorney.
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Southern California Edison, which many blamed for starting the Eaton Fire because of faulty equipment, has started a program to reimburse victims.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Gene therapies corrected faulty biology rather than compensating for it.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
If the dome light does not come on that door may have a faulty switch.
—John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, Southern California Edison, which many blamed for starting the Eaton Fire because of faulty equipment, has started a program to reimburse victims.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Gene therapies corrected faulty biology rather than compensating for it.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
If the dome light does not come on that door may have a faulty switch.
—John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faulty
defective
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The team would never have spotted them just by analyzing a defective bottle.—
Nicola Twilley,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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Building on earlier biochemical discoveries, researchers administered a CoQ10 precursor that bypasses the defective step in the energy-production pathway.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Faulty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faulty. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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