flawed

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Etymology

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From Middle English flaued, equivalent to flaw +‎ -ed.

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flawed (comparative more flawed, superlative most flawed)

  1. Having a flaw or imperfection.
    Antonyms: perfect, flawless; see also Thesaurus:flawless
    Flawed diamonds are generally not used in jewellery.
    His design for a perpetual motion machine is flawed because water does not flow uphill.
    • 2018 June 14, Timothy Snyder, “How Did the Nazis Gain Power in Germany?”, in The New York Times:
      He presents Hitler’s rise as an element of the collapse of a republic confronting dilemmas of globalization with imperfect instruments and flawed leaders.
    • 2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 42:
      Yet he was correct on every point, meaning that the Plan was deeply flawed from the start.

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