| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Having defects; imperfect.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb defectiously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (defectiously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective defectious.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "DEFECTIOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Note: Defectious \De*fec"tious\, adjective. Having defects; imperfect. [obsolete]. (references) |
