faulty

[ fawl-tee ]
/ ˈfɔl ti /

adjective, fault·i·er, fault·i·est.

having faults or defects; imperfect.

Origin of faulty

First recorded in 1300–50, faulty is from the Middle English word fauty. See fault, -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM faulty

fault·i·ly, adverb fault·i·ness, noun non·fault·y, adjective un·fault·y, adjective

Words nearby faulty

fault zone, fault-finding, faultfinder, faultfinding, faultless, faulty, faulty union, faun, fauna, faunistic, fauns

Words related to faultier

damaged, erroneous, inaccurate, defective, inadequate, deficient, invalid, broken, insufficient, unreliable, cracked, leaky, incomplete, false, flawed, malfunctioning, imprecise, adulterated, amiss, awry

British Dictionary definitions for faultier

faulty
/ (ˈfɔːltɪ) /

adjective faultier or faultiest

defective or imperfect
archaic culpable

Derived forms of faulty

faultily, adverb faultiness, noun