défectueux — meaning in English

English meaning

• bad adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
• defective adjective Having a fault or flaw; not working properly.
• faulty adj Not working correctly; having a defect.

Senses

défectueux is used for these senses in English:

• bad Bold, daring, and tough.
• bad (semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
• bad (US) Overly promiscuous, licentious.
• bad (originally, _, AAVE, of a woman) Very attractive; hot, sexy.
• bad (Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.
• defective Having one or more defects.
• faulty Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable.

bad — full definition

1. adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
2. adj Morally wrong or wicked.
3. adj Not functioning correctly, spoiled, or faulty.
4. adj Severe or serious in degree.
5. adj Informally, excellent, impressive, or admirably tough (a slang meaning that flips the usual sense).

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