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defective verbs

defective verbs is the plural of defective verb.

Meaning of defective verb

Noun

defective verb (plural defective verbs)

  1. A verb with an incomplete conjugation; for example, one that can only be conjugated in certain persons and numbers.
    • The verb can is defective in most English dialects, as it lacks an infinitive.

Questions about defective verbs

What is defective verbs the plural of?
Defective verbs is the plural of defective verb.

Words near defective verbs in the dictionary

  1. defective matrix
  2. defective number
  3. defective numbers
  4. defective on arrival
  5. defective verb
  6. defective verbs
  7. defectively
  8. defectiveness
  9. defectivenesses
  10. defectives
  11. defectivity

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