different between tainted vs defective
tainted
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?te?nt?d/
Adjective
tainted (comparative more tainted, superlative most tainted)
- Corrupted or filled with imperfections.
- Hey, get that away from me! It was bought with tainted money.
- (computer security, of data) Originating from an untrusted source.
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "tainted" is often applied: food, meat, beef, pork, milk, water, fish, toys, love, evidence, money, reputation.
Synonyms
- corrupt
- impure
- imperfect
Translations
Verb
tainted
- simple past tense and past participle of taint
tainted From the web:
- what tainted means
- what's tainted love mean
- what's tainted love about
- what's tainted alcohol
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
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