Meaning & use
faulty
Having a defect or flaw that prevents something from working correctly or as intended.
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The mechanic found a faulty wire that had been causing the engine to stall at low speed.
We returned the faulty toaster because it kept burning every slice of bread.
A note on using this word
Faulty usually describes machines, wiring, or reasoning; for people's character, 'flawed' is more natural.
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