Defective
Wrong
Wrong adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: there is something wrong with this cake—it has a funny taste
Defective is a synonym for wrong in invalid topic. You can use "Defective" instead the word "Wrong" as an adjective or a noun, if it concerns topics such as null and void, incorrect, amiss.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- He lied and said that Stryker was wrong about the Mayflower shuttle being defective, and later abandons the shuttle rather than help save its passengers from the disaster.
Source: Dirty Coward - That means that the plaintiff does not have to prove that the defendant did anything wrong—they only have to prove that the cars were defective and that they were injured as a result.
Source: Hollywood Law -
Take a Third Option - In "Bobby the Hopping Robot," Theo is sure that either he or the toy robot must be defective because he can't make it work, but Leona calls the help number and finds out that it's actually the instructions that are wrong.
Source: Series / Between the Lions
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