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Lambdacism :: Lambdacism (n.) A defect in pronunciation of the letter l when doubled, which consists in giving it a sound as if followed by y, similar to that of the letters lli in billion..

Defectuous :: Defectuous (a.) Full of defects; imperfect.

Indefectible :: Indefectible (a.) Not defectible; unfailing; not liable to defect, failure, or decay..

Vice :: Vice (n.) A moral fault or failing; especially, immoral conduct or habit, as in the indulgence of degrading appetites; customary deviation in a single respect, or in general, from a right standard, implying a defect of natural character, or the result of training and habits; a harmful custom; immorality; depravity; wickedness; as, a life of vice; the vice of intemperance..

Incompleteness :: Incompleteness (n.) The state of being incomplete; imperfectness; defectiveness.

Peccant :: Peccant (a.) Wrong; defective; faulty.

Lame :: Lame (superl.) Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect, or temporary obstruction of a function; as, a lame leg, arm, or muscle..

Defection :: Defection (n.) 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..

Incorrectness :: Incorrectness (n.) The quality of being incorrect; want of conformity to truth or to a standard; inaccuracy; inexactness; as incorrectness may in defect or in redundance.

Acrotism :: Acrotism (n.) Lack or defect of pulsation.

Anopsy :: Anopsy (a.) Want or defect of sight; blindness.

Failure :: Failure (n.) Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops..

Fault :: Fault (n.) Anything that fails, that is wanting, or that impairs excellence; a failing; a defect; a blemish..

Fault :: Fault (n.) A moral failing; a defect or dereliction from duty; a deviation from propriety; an offense less serious than a crime.

Valid :: Valid (a.) Having sufficient strength or force; founded in truth; capable of being justified, defended, or supported; not weak or defective; sound; good; efficacious; as, a valid argument; a valid objection..

Sound :: Sound (superl.) Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit; a sound tooth; a sound ship..

Faulty :: Faulty (a.) Containing faults, blemishes, or defects; imperfect; not fit for the use intended..

Metacism :: Metacism (n.) A defect in pronouncing the letter m, or a too frequent use of it..

Fault :: Fault (n.) Defect; want; lack; default.

Short :: Short (superl.) Deficient; defective; imperfect; not coming up, as to a measure or standard; as, an account which is short of the trith..

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