defectuós

Catalan

Etymology

From defecte +‎ -ós with medial -u- by analogy with formations like afectuós, delictuós, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [də.fək.tuˈos]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [de.fek.tuˈos]

Adjective

defectuós (feminine defectuosa, masculine plural defectuosos, feminine plural defectuoses)

1. defective, faulty

   Synonym: imperfecte

   Antonyms: perfecte, impecable

Derived terms

• defectuositat

Further reading

• “defectuós”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024