mangelhaft — meaning in English

English meaning

• defective adjective Having a fault or flaw; not working properly.
• deficient adjective Lacking something necessary or sufficient; inadequate.
• imperfect adj Not perfect; having flaws.
• lacking adj Missing, or not having enough of something needed.

Senses

mangelhaft is used for these senses in English:

• defective (grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
• deficient Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
• deficient Insufficient or inadequate in amount.
• imperfect Not perfect,
• lacking Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc).

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