11 Letter Words for Defectively
defectively
10 Letter Words for Defectively
deflective
9 Letter Words for Defectively
defective
8 Letter Words for Defectively
cleveite, deletive, elective
7 Letter Words for Defectively
clefted, clifted, deceive, declive, deflect, devilet, dicetyl, elecive, elected, evected, evetide, evicted, evictee, eyelift, fetidly, fleeced, fleeted
6 Letter Words for Defectively
ceiled, celite, cieled, cleeve, clifty, deceit, decile, deevey, defect, defeit, defile, deftly, delete, delice, delict, deltic, device, devily, dielec, evited, eyelet, eyelid, fedity, felted, fidley, fieldy, fleece, fleecy, fleyed, flited, flyted, idlety, leveed, levied, levite, levity, lifted, lyctid, lydite, teedle, tidely, tidley, veiled, vicety
5 Letter Words for Defectively
ceile, cetyl, cited, citee, civet, cleft, cleve, clied, clift, clite, clive, decil, decyl, deeve, defet, deice, deify, deity, delft, delit, delve, devel, devil, dicey, dicty, diety, divel, divet, edict, edify, edite, elect, eleve, elfed, elfic, elide, elite, elvet, evict, evite, fecit, feedy, feely, felid, felty, feted, fetid, feyed, fidel, field, filed, filet, fitly, flect, fleet, flied, flite, flyte, fyled, lefte, lefty, levee, levet, leyte, licet, lieve, lifey, lited, lived, lycee, lycid, lyted, lytic, telic, ticed, tilde, tiled, tydie, vedet, vedic, veily, velic, velte, viced, vilde, ycled, yield
4 Letter Words for Defectively
cede, cedi, ceil, cele, celt, cete, ceti, cide, ciel, cite, city, cive, civy, cled, clee, clef, clit, cliv, cyte, decl, deet, deev, defi, deft, defy, deil, dele, delf, deli, delt, dely, deti, deve, devi, dice, dict, dicy, diel, diet, dite, dive, dlvy, dyce, edit, eely, eide, eild, elec, elev, elve, etic, evet, evil, eyed, fdic, feed, feel, feet, feil, fele, felt, fete, fice, fict, fide, fied, fiel, file, filt, five, fled, flee, flet, fley, flic, flit, fyce, fyle, iced, idee, idle, idly, ieee, itel, lect, lede, leed, leef, leet, left, lete, leve, levi, levy, lice, lied, lief, life, lift, lite, live, lyte, tedy, teed, teel, teil, teld, tele, teli, tice, tide, tidy, tied, tile, tivy, tyde, tyed, tyee, veil, veld, vele, vice, vide, vied, vild, vile, vite, vlei, ycie, yede, yeed, yeel, yeld, yelt, yeti, yeve, yilt, yite
3 Letter Words for Defectively
cdf, cee, cel, cfd, cfi, cid, cie, cif, cit, civ, cli, cly, cte, ctf, cyl, dec, dee, def, dei, del, det, dev, dey, dft, die, dif, dil, dit, div, dle, dye, ect, eec, eel, efl, eft, eld, elf, eli, elt, etc, ety, eve, eye, eyl, fcy, fec, fed, fee, fei, fet, fey, fid, fie, fil, fit, fld, flt, fly, ice, icy, ide, ifc, ife, ile, itd, ive, ivy, lcd, led, lee, lei, let, lev, ley, lid, lie, lif, lit, ltd, lyc, lye, tec, ted, tee, tef, tel, tic, tid, tie, til, tlc, tye, vee, vei, vel, vet, vic, vid, vie, vil, vlf, vly, yed, yee, yet, yid
Definitions for Defectively
[1] having a defect or flaw; faulty; imperfect: a defective machine.
[2] Psychology . characterized by subnormal intelligence or behavior.
[3] Grammar . (of an inflected word or its inflection) lacking one or more of the inflected forms proper to most words of the same class in the language, as English must, which occurs only in the present tense.
[4] a defective person or thing.
[5] having a defect or flaw; imperfect; faulty
[6] (of a person) below the usual standard or level, esp in intelligence
[7] grammar (of a word) lacking the full range of inflections characteristic of its form class, as for example must, which has no past tense
Words related to Defectively
defectivebadly, inadequately, insufficiently, crudely, clumsily, awkwardly, poorly, incompetently, meanly, inexpertly, inferiorly, shabbily, unsuccessfully, carelessly, haphazardly, ineffectively, negligently, stupidly, unfavorably, unfortunately
Words nearby Defectively
defectivedefeature, defecate, defect, defectible, defection, defective, defective bacteriophage, defective virus, defective year, defector, defederalize
Origin of Defectively
1375–1425; < Late Latin dēfectīvus, equivalent to dēfectus (see defect) + -īvus -ive; replacing Middle English defectif < Middle French < Late Latin, as above
Other words from Defectively
de·fec·tive·ly , adverb
de·fec·tive·ness , noun
non·de·fec·tive , adjective
non·de·fec·tive·ly , adverb
non·de·fec·tive·ness , noun
pre·de·fec·tive , adjective
un·de·fec·tive , adjective
un·de·fec·tive·ly , adverb
un·de·fec·tive·ness , noun
Synonyms for Defectively
badly, crudely, inadequately, insufficiently, incompetently, inexpertly, inferiorly, meanly, shabbily, unsuccessfully
