mangelhaft

/ˈmaŋl̩haft/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. deficient, unsatisfactory

    • Die Qualität ist mangelhaft.

      The quality is unsatisfactory.

Similar words

unzureichend

Close synonyms for "insufficient, deficient."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

inadecuado

Close — deficient, unsatisfactory relates to inadequate (inadecuado).

Practice

1 What does mangelhaft mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Qualität ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mangelhaft?

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