Words that Rhyme with defective
3 Syllable Words
affective, collective, connective, corrective, detective, directive, effective, elective, infective, invective, objective, perspective, projective, prospective, protective, reflective, respective, selective, subjective
4 Syllable Words
ineffective, introspective, irrespective, retrospective
5 Syllable Words
anti-infective
Definitions of defective
a. 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.
a. Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or conjugation; as, a defective noun or verb.