1) Faulty 2) French word used in English 3) Having a defect 4) Having a defect or flaw 5) Imperfect 6) Not working properly 7) Subject to a recall 8) When something is not working Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/defective
• (a.) Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or conjugation; as, a defective noun or verb. • (a.) Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or account; a defective character; defective rul... Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/defective/
De·fect'ive adjective [ Latin defectivus : confer French défectif . See Defect .] 1. Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective timber; a Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/22
having a defect or flaw; faulty; imperfect: a defective machine. · characterized by subnormal intelligence or behavior. · (of an inflected word or its inflection) lacking one or more of the inflected forms proper to most words of the same class in the language, as English must, which occurs only in the present tense. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/defective