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

The fact is, history is populated by humans, and humans are deeply flawed and imperfect, and no amount of spatial teleportation can correct that.

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By the following year, the vision appeared flawed.

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“Mr. Saldana’s wrongful conviction resulted from the egregious misconduct of a Baldwin Park detective who systematically fabricated evidence and pressured witnesses throughout a fundamentally flawed investigation,” said Amelia Green, one of Saldana’s attorneys.

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A flawed campaign has offered up plenty reasons to call for realism.

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Some think the floundering and flawed heroine, who's fixated with her weight and relationship status, is not the best role model.

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