Defective
Defective adjective - Having a fault.
Starved of and defective are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Starved of" instead an adjective "Defective".
Starved of
Defective and starved of are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defective" instead an adjective phrase "Starved of".
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Starved of and Defective. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defective/starved_of
Defective & Starved of. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defective/starved_of>.
Starved of or Defective. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defective/starved_of.
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