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defective meaning in Tamil

குறையுள்ள

UK/dɪˈfɛktɪv/

defective in Tamil: குறையுள்ள, குற்றப்பாடு, குறபட்ட. In English, defective means having one or more defects.

Tamil words for defective

குறையுள்ள, குற்றப்பாடு, குறபட்ட

English meaning of defective

  1. adjective Having one or more defects.
  2. adjective Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
  3. adjective Having a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء).
  4. adjective Not capable of representing all the phonemic distinctions of a language it is used to write.

Full definition of defective

defective in a sentence

  • If the workmanship is defective, they'll replace the shoes with a new pair.
  • Artillery officers sometimes have defective hearing.

Synonyms of defective

defective in other languages

Questions about defective in Tamil

What is the meaning of defective in Tamil?
Defective in Tamil is குறையுள்ள, குற்றப்பாடு, குறபட்ட.
defective என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Defective: குறையுள்ள, குற்றப்பாடு, குறபட்ட.
What does defective mean in English?
Defective means having one or more defects.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: defective (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: defective (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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