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What is the adjective for defector?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb defect which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

defective
  1. Having one or more defects.
  2. (grammar) lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
  3. (Arabic grammar, of a verb) having a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء)
  4. Synonyms:
      5. faulty, malfunctioning, inoperative, unsound, knackered, flawed, imperfect, duff, impaired, bad, weak, buggy, shoddy, amiss, unhealthy, unreliable, not working, not functioning, out of order, non-functioning, on the blink, on the bum, gone wrong, broken, kaput, busted, down, damaged, broken-down, out of commission, bust, conked out, in disrepair, not in working order, acting up, inoperable, gone phut, on the fritz, wonky, gone haywire, shot, out of kilter, done for, unusable, out of whack, nonfunctional, playing up, dud, unserviceable, non-functional … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “Vehicles with worn or defective shock absorbers are less stable and more liable to go out of control.”
      “The horse escaped from its stable during the night into the field and thence onto the railway line via a defective fence.”
      “A member of a fitness center was injured while using a defective squat machine.”
defectible
  1. able to be defected, able to be turned against
defectuous
  1. (obsolete) Full of defects; imperfect.
defectious
  1. (obsolete) defective.
defectless
  1. without a defect
  2. Synonyms:
      3. flawless, faultless, perfect, pristine, immaculate, excellent, exquisite, impeccable, optimal, mint, irreproachable, seamless, tip-top, optimum, intact, sound, whole, indefectible, as sound as a bell, pure, A1, untainted, unspoiled, prime, unbroken, unblemished, finished, unspoilt, peak, unsullied, unmarred, unimpaired, undamaged, untarnished, spotless, untouched, unmarked, unstained, unsoiled, clean, undefiled, stainless, fresh, virgin, unharmed, spick-and-span, unflawed, in perfect condition, as new, antiseptic … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Her new dress was absolutely defectless, with not a single flaw to be found.”
defected
  1. simple past tense and past participle of defect
  2. Synonyms:
      3. deserted, absconded, quit, quitted, apostatized, reneged, abandoned, escaped, forsook, forsaken, rebelled, renounced, tergiversated, decamped, left, repudiated, revolted, departed, went, gone, ratted, rejected, spurned, turned, withdrew, withdrawn, changed sides, turned traitor, changed allegiances, changed loyalties, broke faith, broken faith, backed out, revolted against, seceded from, shifted one's ground, went AWOL, gone AWOL, went over, gone over, sold out, went back on, gone back on, went over to the enemy, gone over to the enemy, pulled out, ran out, run out, took a walk, taken a walk … more
defecting
  1. present participle of defect
  2. Synonyms:
      3. deserting, absconding, quitting, apostatizing, reneging, abandoning, escaping, forsaking, rebelling, renouncing, tergiversating, decamping, leaving, repudiating, revolting, departing, going, ratting, rejecting, spurning, turning, withdrawing, changing sides, turning traitor, changing allegiances, changing loyalties, breaking faith, backing out, revolting against, seceding from, shifting one's ground, going AWOL, going over, selling out, going back on, going over to the enemy, pulling out, running out, taking a walk, walking out on, falling away from, going over the fence, ratting on … more
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