a faulty design, a faulty principle. The leak in the faucet was caused by a faulty valve. Faulty friends (Robert Browning).
SYNONYM(S): incomplete, unsound.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fault´less|ness — fault|less «FLT lihs», adjective. without a single fault or defect; free from blemish or error; perfect: »Faultless beauty is rare. Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne er was, nor is, nor e er shall be (Alexander Pope).… … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
fault´i|ly — fault|y «FL tee», adjective, fault|i|er, fault|i|est. 1. having faults; containing blemishes or errors; wrong; imperfect; defective: » … Useful english dictionary
fault|y — «FL tee», adjective, fault|i|er, fault|i|est. 1. having faults; containing blemishes or errors; wrong; imperfect; defective: » … Useful english dictionary
fault´less|ly — fault|less «FLT lihs», adjective. without a single fault or defect; free from blemish or error; perfect: »Faultless beauty is rare. Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne er was, nor is, nor e er shall be (Alexander Pope).… … Useful english dictionary
fault|less — «FLT lihs», adjective. without a single fault or defect; free from blemish or error; perfect: »Faultless beauty is rare. Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see, Thinks what ne er was, nor is, nor e er shall be (Alexander Pope). SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
fault — de·fault·er; fault·age; fault; fault·ed; fault·er; fault·ful; fault·i·ly; fault·i·ness; fault·less; for·fault; de·fault; fault·ful·ly; fault·less·ly; fault·less·ness; … English syllables
Loch Ness Monster — For other uses, see Loch Ness Monster (disambiguation). Nessie redirects here. For other uses, see Nessie (disambiguation). the Loch Ness Monster (Nessie, Niseag[1] … Wikipedia
Loch Ness — Infobox lake lake name = Loch Ness image lake = LochNessUrquhart.jpg caption lake = With Urquhart Castle in the foreground image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Highlands, Scotland coords = coord|57|18|N|4|27|W|region:GB… … Wikipedia
a|dept´ness — a|dept «adjective. uh DEHPT; noun. AD ehpt, uh DEHPT», adjective, noun. –adj. very skillful; expert: »an adept tennis player. She is adept in music. SYNONYM(S): proficient. –n. 1. a thoroughly skilled person; an expert: »He is an adept in working … Useful english dictionary
