Defective and Tainted

Defective adjective - Having a fault.

Tainted and defective are semantically related in faulty topic. In some cases you can use "Tainted" instead an adjective "Defective", when it comes to topics like flawed.

Nearby Words: defect, defection, defector, defecting, defectively

Tainted adjective - Containing foreign or lower-grade substances.

Defective and tainted are semantically related in faulty topic. Sometimes you can use "Defective" instead an adjective "Tainted", if it concerns topics such as flawed.

Nearby Words: taint, tainting