defeituosas

Defeituosas is the feminine plural form of the Portuguese adjective defeituoso, used to describe items, processes, or phenomena that present defects or flaws. The term is typically used in contexts such as manufacturing, quality control, software development, and consumer protection, to indicate nonconformity with stated standards. As an adjective, defeituosas agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies, e.g., unidades defeituosas, peças defeituosas. The masculine forms are defeituoso (singular) and defeituosos (plural); the feminine singular is defeituosa.

Etymology: The word comes from defeito (defect) with the suffix -oso, common in Portuguese to form adjectives meaning “full of” or “characterized by.”

Usage: In industrial settings, “lotes defeituosos” or “produtos defeituosos” denote batches or products failing inspection. In software engineering, one might refer to “versões defeituosas” or “build defeituoso” to describe faulty releases. In quality assurance, the detection of defeituosas triggers corrective actions, investigations into root causes, and potentially recalls or rework.

Notes: Defeituosas is used as an ordinary descriptive adjective; it is not typically a nominal label by itself. For accuracy, it is preferred to pair it with a specific noun (unidades, itens, peças, versões). Defeituoso and defeituosas thus form part of a broader vocabulary about quality and conformity in Portuguese.