defectuosity

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noun

Great imperfection; (countable) an instance of this.

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Meanings

noundefectuosity (countable and uncountable, plural defectuosities)

plural defectuosities

  1. obsoleteuncountableGreat imperfection; (countable) an instance of this.
    1 more example

    [W]e muſt not take this mercifull indulgence given to our defectuoſities, as a diſpenſation for the ſordidnes of our loves, but rather in a holy effect and contention of gratitude, ſtrain to love God the more purely, and irreſpectively to our ſelves, in regard of the tranſcendent benignity of this diſpenſation.

    1648, Walter Montagu, “The Fourteenth Treatise. The Test and Ballance of Filial and Mercenary Love. §. II. Mercenary Love Defined, and the Relying Much on It Disswaded.”, in Miscellanea Spiritualia: Or, Devout Essaies, London: […] W[illiam] Lee, D[aniel] Pakeman, and G[abriel] Bedell, […], →OCLC, page 186

Origin

Compare French défectuosité.

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defectuosity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defectuosity

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Chicago

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