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defectious

/dɪˈfɛkʃəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-fec-tious
IPA
/dɪˈfɛkʃəs/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Defective, having defects.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

  • "some one defectious piece"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin facio Latin dēficiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin dēfectusbor. English defect English -ious English defectious From defect + -ious.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪˈfɛkʃəs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more defectious (comparative) most defectious (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce defectious?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈfɛkʃəs/.
What does defectious mean?
Defective, having defects.
Where does defectious come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin facio Latin dēficiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin dēfectusbor. English defect English -ious English defectious From defect + -ious.

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