defectively
In broken fashion
In a defective manner—with flaws, imperfections, or malfunctions: The machine was defectively wired from the factory.
The word appears most often in legal and technical contexts describing faulty products or processes: The plaintiff argued the airbag was defectively designed.
With flaws present
- blemishedHaving visible defects
- marredDamaged or disfigured
- damagedMade worse by injury
- faultyHaving defects or errors
impaired · deficiently · inadequately · incompletely · erroneously · incorrectly · inaccurately · poorly
In an inferior manner
- poorlyIn an inferior way
- substandardBelow required quality
- cheaplyAt low cost
- faultilyWith defects present
inadequately · improperly · carelessly · negligently · haphazardly · sloppily · crudely · amateurishly
With technical malfunctions
- erraticallyIn an inconsistent manner
- unreliablyNot to be counted on
- inconsistentlyIn an unreliable manner
- intermittentlyAt irregular intervals
spottily · haltingly · jerkily · stutteringly · fitfully · choppily · unstably · crashingly
imperfectly
With flaws present
faulty · impaired · deficiently · inadequately · incompletely · erroneously · incorrectly · inaccurately · poorly · shoddily
shoddily
In an inferior manner
- poorlyIn an inferior way
- substandardBelow required quality
- cheaplyAt low cost
faultily · inadequately · improperly · carelessly · negligently · haphazardly · sloppily · crudely · amateurishly · incompetently
glitchily
With technical malfunctions
- erraticallyIn an inconsistent manner
- unreliablyNot to be counted on
- inconsistentlyIn an unreliable manner
intermittently · spottily · haltingly · jerkily · stutteringly · fitfully · choppily · unstably · crashingly · freezingly
defectivelyperfectly
Without any flaw
flawlessly · correctly · properly · faultlessly · impeccably
defectivelycompletely
To the fullest extent
wholly · fully · entirely · integrally · intact
- defective productsItems with manufacturing flaws
- defective goodsItems with manufacturing flaws
- defective on arrivalBroken when shipped item reaches buyer