Synonyms for faulty


Grammar : Adj
Spell : fawl-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔl ti

Top 10 synonyms for faulty Other synonyms for the word faulty

Définition of faulty

Origin :
  • late 14c., from fault (n.) + -y (2). Related: Faultiness.
  • adj not working; incorrect
Example sentences :
  • Spare me not, therefore, my dear friend, whenever you think me in the least faulty.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • My conduct must then have a faulty appearance at least, and I will endeavour to rectify it.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • His technique was faulty, his colors daring, perhaps—but his triumph was for that the greater.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • All his trouble, and mine too, is owing to his faulty character.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • If not, woman must be content with faulty representations of her ideal.
  • Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
  • Both must be faulty when separate, and each corrected by the presence of the other.
  • Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume II (of V) » by John Ruskin
  • Faulty packing and insufficient attention to orders were the most frequent.
  • Extract from : « The Fabric of Civilization » by Anonymous
  • I know not how your tree should be faulty, if you reforme all your vices timely, and orderly.
  • Extract from : « A New Orchard And Garden » by William Lawson
  • "Your tea is in the garden," she said, as if she were correcting a faulty emendation.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Age » by Kenneth Grahame
  • May be both ways were faulty; but they were extravagantly, youthfully confident that they were not.
  • Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable

Antonyms for faulty

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