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— English words —

• defective adj. Having one or more defects.
• defective adj. (Grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable…
• defective adj. (Arabic grammar, of a verb) Having a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء).
• defective adj. (Orthography, of a script) Not capable of representing all the phonemic distinctions of a language it…
• defective adj. (Chiefly of abjad script) Spelled without matres lectionis, for example אמץ (“courage”) as opposed to…
• defective adv. (Chiefly of abjad script) Without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels) written out.
• defective n. A person or thing considered to be defective.
• defective n. (Chiefly of abjad script) A word written without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels).

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Interlingua
  • defective adj. Defective (having defects).

— English word, defined in French —

• defective adj. Défectueux.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• defective adj. Defectuoso.
• defective adj. Lingüística. Defectivo.

— In French —

• défective adj. Féminin singulier de défectif.

55 English words from 9 English definitions

abjad all Arabic as␣opposed␣to being capable Chiefly considered consonant courage defective defects distinctions especially example final for for␣example forms grammar having indicating Lacking language letters lexeme matres matres␣lectionis more Not of␣a one only opposed Orthography out person phonemic representing root script some Spelled tense the thing usable verb vowels weak whose without word written written␣out

7 foreign words from 4 foreign definitions

défectif Defectivo Défectueux Defectuoso Féminin Lingüística singulier

11 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

defectives defectively defectiveness defective␣verb defective␣verbs defective␣matrix defectivenesses defective␣number defective␣numbers defective␣matrices defective␣on␣arrival

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

undefectiveness

5 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

indefective undefective nondefective immunodefective phosphodefective

16 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

CTI def DEF Def. defect ECT ect. EFE Efé FEC ive Ive -ive I've Tiv -tive

17 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

CEF cef- C.E.F. C.␣E.␣F. EFE Efé e-fed fed Fed FED Fed. f***ed ITC tce TCE VIT vit.

2 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

defectives deflective

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

detective refective

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

deflective

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