DEFECTIBLE
De*fect"i*ble, a.
Defn: Liable to defect; imperfect. [R.] "A defectible understanding."
Jer. Taylor.
DEFECTION
De*fec"tion, n. Etym: [L. defectio: cf. F. défection. See Defect.]
Defn: Act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by allegiance or duty, or to which one has attached himself; desertion; failure in duty; a falling away; apostasy; backsliding. "Defection and falling away from God." Sir W. Raleigh. The general defection of the whole realm. Sir J. Davies.
DEFECTIONIST
De*fec"tion*ist, n.
Defn: One who advocates or encourages defection.
DEFECTIOUS
De*fec"tious, a.
Defn: Having defects; imperfect. [Obs.] "Some one defectious piece."
Sir P. Sidney.
DEFECTIVE
De*fect"ive, a. Etym: [L. defectivus: cf. F. défectif. 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.