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Showing words for DEFECTIVELY using the English dictionary

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