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Common collocations with defective in American Collocation

defective adjective

US /dɪˈfektɪv/

very

seriously
severely
very

Driving with seriously defective eyesight is dangerous as well as illegal.

rather

slightly

Slightly defective items can be bought at a fraction of the price.

in a particular way

genetically
mentally
morally
physically
structurally

He was found to be mentally defective.

be or become defective

be
become
prove

The Ctrl key on my keyboard is defective.

consider something defective

consider something
deem something
find something

No refunds can be given until the goods have been inspected and deemed defective by the manufacturer.