Associations to the word «Faulty»

Wiktionary

FAULTY, adjective. Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable.
FAULTY, adjective. (obsolete) At fault, to blame; guilty.

Dictionary definition

FAULTY, adjective. Having a defect; "I returned the appliance because it was defective".
FAULTY, adjective. Characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules; "he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"; the wrong side of the road".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats