defectively ad. 有缺陷地, 缺乏地
defectively[ adv ]
in a defective manner
<adv.all>
this machine functions only defectively
Defective \De*fect"ive\, a. [L. defectivus: cf. F. d['e]fectif.
See {Defect}.]
1. Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part;
deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural
or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective
timber; a defective copy or account; a defective
character; defective rules.
2. (Gram.) Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or
conjugation; as, a defective noun or verb. --
{De*fect"ive*ly}, adv. -- {De*fect"ive*ness}, n.
- His family also charged that Sikorsky defectively repaired the pilot valve of the helicopter's servo, which acts as a form of power steering to help the pilot fly the helicopter.