different between defective vs unsatisfactory
defective
English
Etymology
From Middle French défectif, from Late Latin defectivus.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??f?kt?v/
- Rhymes: -?kt?v
Adjective
defective (comparative more defective, superlative most defective)
- Having one or more defects.
- Synonym: faulty
- Antonyms: complete, perfect
- (grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
- (Arabic grammar, of a verb) Having a root whose final consonant is weak (?, ?, or ?).
- (Hebrew orthography) Spelled without matres lectionis, for example ??? (ómets, “courage”) as opposed to the plene spelling ???? where the letter vav ??? indicates the vowel o.
- Antonym: plene
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "defective" is often applied: merchandise, goods, part, component, product, equipment, gene, unit, construction, design, drug, memory, wiring, machine, device, instrument, hardware, software, vehicle.
Related terms
Translations
Noun
defective (plural defectives)
- A person or thing considered to be defective.
See also
- Wikipedia article on defective verbs
References
Interlingua
Adjective
defective (comparative plus defective, superlative le plus defective)
- defective (having defects)
defective From the web:
- what defective mean
- what defective contracts may be ratified
- what's defective equipment
- what's defective clothing
- what's defective product
- what defective equipment mean
- what's defective verb
- what's defective product mean
unsatisfactory
English
Etymology
un- +? satisfactory
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nsæt?s?fækt(?)?i/
- Rhymes: -ækt??i
Adjective
unsatisfactory (comparative more unsatisfactory, superlative most unsatisfactory)
- inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory
Translations
unsatisfactory From the web:
- unsatisfactory meaning
- what does unsatisfactory mean
- what does unsatisfactory credit history mean
- what does unsatisfactory pap smear mean
- what is unsatisfactory grade mean
- what does unsatisfactory institutional adjustment mean
- what does unsatisfactory trades mean
- what does unsatisfactory termination of probation mean
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