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# faulty

«faulty» in Mova's school dictionary: **not working properly because something is wrong with it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (faulty, faultier, faultiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Faulty means not working properly because something is wrong with it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faulty/#m1)

2) Faulty can describe thinking or reasoning that has a mistake in it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faulty/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and safety, faulty wires, plugs and toys can be dangerous and should be reported; in shops faulty goods can be returned. In maths a faulty method gives wrong answers. Phrases: «a faulty wire», «faulty goods», «faulty brakes», «faulty reasoning».

### examples

- The lamp has a faulty switch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faulty/#x1)
- Don't use that faulty plug; it could give a shock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faulty/#x2)
- We took the faulty toy back to the shop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faulty/#x3)
- The fire was caused by faulty wiring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faulty/#x4)
- His argument was faulty because he left out a step. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faulty/#x5)
- The car's brakes were faulty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faulty/#x6)
- Tell an adult if something electrical looks faulty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faulty/#x7)
- “What is there faulty in it?” Flahri asked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faulty/#x8)

### note

From «fault» + «-y». Comparative «faultier» is rare; people say «more faulty». Safety: never touch broken or burnt plugs and wires; tell an adult and switch off at the wall.

### In the corpora

- [Faulty means broken or not working when it should; shops must usually give a refund, repair or replacement for faulty goods.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/14-receipts-refunds-queues-and-self-checkout/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «faulty» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faulty/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.