adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a defective/faulty gene (= a gene that does not work properly )
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The disease is caused by a defective gene.
faulty goods (= that have something wrong with them )
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Consumers have a right to reasonable protection against the sale of faulty goods.
faulty (= not working properly )
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Faulty brakes may have caused the accident.
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The brakes could have been faulty.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The report said the fire was started by faulty electrical wiring.
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Weston's article contained some interesting but faulty reasoning.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But their own observations, while more correct, were still faulty .
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Council officials say that lives were put at risk from mechanical defects, including faulty brakes.
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From what we know when the information did come through, it was sometimes partial and often faulty .
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It is important to note, however, that the assumption that electing representatives is all democracy requires is a faulty one.
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Or are they biased, faulty and badly in need of revision?
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The longer the government stays closed, the more faulty and less timely any economic data will be, he says.
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They would eventually learn to recognize such syndromes in families, track down the faulty genes and devise interventions.