Defective
Defective adjective - Having a fault.
Dissatisfactory and defective are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dissatisfactory" instead an adjective "Defective".
Dissatisfactory
Dissatisfactory adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: this report is completely dissatisfactory on several counts
Defective and dissatisfactory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defective" instead an adjective "Dissatisfactory".
Nearby Word: dissatisfaction
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- inferior and defective
- inferior and dissatisfactory
- imperfect and defective
- imperfect and dissatisfactory
- poor and defective
- poor and dissatisfactory
- wrong and defective
- wrong and dissatisfactory
- inadequate and defective
- inadequate and dissatisfactory
- bad and defective
- bad and dissatisfactory
- rotten and defective
- rotten and dissatisfactory
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