Re: Bug#124757: parsable vs. parseable; Debian Bug #124609; Anagrams . parables, sparable
The definition of defective is something or someone that is imperfect or that doesn't work properly. A door that does not latch correctly is an example of something that would be described as defective. having a defect or defects; imperfect; faulty.
1. a lack of something necessary for completeness or perfection; shortcoming; deficiency. 2. an imperfection, failing, or blemish. 3. (Chemistry) crystallog a local deviation from regularity in the crystal lattice of a solid.