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indefective

indefective adjective: not defective; perfect; complete.

Adjective

indefective (comparative more indefective, superlative most indefective)

  1. Not defective; perfect; complete.
    • absolute, indefective obedience1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London

Synonyms of indefective

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Forms of indefective

comparativemore indefective
superlativemost indefective

Origin of indefective

From in- + defective.

Questions about indefective

What does indefective mean?
Indefective means not defective; perfect; complete.
What part of speech is indefective?
Indefective is an adjective.

Words near indefective in the dictionary

  1. indefeasibly
  2. indefeatable
  3. indefectibility
  4. indefectible
  5. indefectibly
  6. indefective
  7. indefeisible
  8. indefensibility
  9. indefensible
  10. indefensibleness
  11. indefensibly

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