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defective
defective
adj 1: having a defect; "I returned the appliance because it was
defective" [syn: {faulty}]
2: markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence
or behavior; "defective speech"
3: not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a
defective appliance" [syn: {bad}]


defectively
defectively
adv : in a defective manner; "this machine functions only
defectively"


rejective
rejective
adj : rejecting or tending to reject; "rejective or overcritical
attitudes of disappointed parents" [ant: {acceptive}]


detective
detective
n 1: a police officer who investigates crimes [syn: {investigator},
{tec}, {police detective}]
2: an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information
not easily available to the public


effective
effective
adj 1: producing or capable of producing an intended result or
having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was
more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid
long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective
teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace";
"made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to
be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law"
[syn: {effectual}, {efficacious}] [ant: {ineffective}]
2: able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively;
"people who will do nothing unless they get something out
of it for themselves are often highly effective
persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient
secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution" [syn:
{efficient}]
3: works well as a means or remedy; "an effective reprimand";
"a lotion that is effective in cases of prickly heat"
4: exerting force or influence; "the law is effective
immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is
already in effect (or in force)" [syn: {good}, {in
effect(p)}, {in force(p)}]
5: existing in fact; not theoretical; real; "a decline in the
effective demand"; "confused increased equipment and
expenditure with the quantity of effective work done"
6: equipped and ready for service; "the fort was held by about
100 effective soldiers"


effectively
effectively
adv 1: in an effective manner; "these are real problems that can be
dealt with most effectively by rational discussion"
[syn: {efficaciously}] [ant: {inefficaciously}, {inefficaciously}]
2: in actuality or reality or fact; "she is effectively his
wife"; "in effect, they had no choice" [syn: {in effect}]


elective
elective
adj 1: subject to popular election; "elective official" [syn: {elected}]
[ant: ...

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