flawed

[flawd]

adjective

1. characterized by flaws; flaw; having imperfections.

   a flawed gem; a seriously flawed piece of work.

Other Word Forms

• flawedness noun
• nonflawed adjective
• unflawed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of flawed¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; flaw ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

But for the Christian right, this is mostly an inconvenient fact that can be explained away by the belief that God uses flawed men to fulfill his will.

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A decision by the NHS to redeploy health visitors during the pandemic was "fundamentally flawed" and "children were harmed" as a result, the head of a health visiting charity has told the Covid inquiry.

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But many others we spoke to believe the law itself is flawed - not only the XL bully ban but the original 1991 law too.

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“Task” has been steadily burning toward this meeting of its two flawed men, neither of whom entirely registers as protagonist or antagonist.

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Verstappen said he felt the system and the rules that come with it were flawed.

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