ˈfȯltē, -ti adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: Middle English fauty, from faute fault + -y
1.
a. : marked by a fault : having a fault, blemish, or defect : imperfect , unsound
a faulty mechanism
a faulty argument
faulty digestion
his technique was faulty and his taste was worse — J.B.Priestley
b. : prone to faults
memory is often faulty among the mentally ill — Hartzell Spence
: apt to do wrong
this pleasant faulty world — C.E.Montague
c. : not fit for the use or result intended or desired
the first mate's faulty stowage plan causes a cargo shift — E.B.Garside
2. archaic
a. : guilty of a fault
b. : consisting of a fault : blamable