defective
/dɪˈfɛktɪv/
US pronunciation
American sound/dɪˈfɛktɪv/
dɪˈfɛktɪv
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
dɪ - ˈfɛktɪv -> defective
Myanmar meaning
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~ (in sth) အပြစ်အနာအဆာ ရှိသော။ ချွတ်ယွင်းသော။ မပြည့်စုံသော။
a defective machine/method/theory ❍ Her hearing was found to be slightly defective. defectively adv defectiveness n [U]
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faulty, imperfect, flawed, out of order, substandard, malfunctioning, not working, on the blink, abnormal, amiss, blemished, broken, damaged, deficient, impaired, inadequate, incomplete, injured, insufficient, lacking, on the bum, poor, seconds, sick, subnormal, unfinished, unhealthy, unreliable, unsound, wanting
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