defectuoso

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin dēfectuōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /defeɡˈtwoso/ [d̪e.feɣ̞ˈt̪wo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: de‧fec‧tuo‧so

Adjective

defectuoso (feminine defectuosa, masculine plural defectuosos, feminine plural defectuosas)

1. defective (having one or more defects), faulty, flawed

   Synonyms: imperfecto, falto

Related terms

• defecto

Further reading

• “defectuoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025