faulty UK /ˈfɒlti/US /ˈfɔlti/ adjective2 •Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable.They replaced the faulty wiring and it has worked fine ever since.I don't think you can infer that from the premise. It's a faulty argument. •(no longer used) At fault, to blame; guilty.Her faultie Handmayd, which that bale did breede, / Confest, how Philemon her wrought to chaunge her weede. — 1590 formsfaultier · faultiest