flawed

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːd

Adjective

flawed (comparative more flawed, superlative most flawed)

1. Having a flaw or imperfection.

   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, The New York Times, How Did the Nazis Gain Power in Germany?

     He presents Hitler’s rise as an element of the collapse of a republic confronting dilemmas of globalization with imperfect instruments and flawed leaders.

Antonyms

• perfect

Translations

having a flaw

• Bulgarian: дефектен (bg) (defekten), напукан (bg) (napukan)
• Finnish: virheellinen (fi)
• French: déficient (fr), incorrect (fr)
• Irish: fabhtach
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• Latin: vitīosus, mendōsus
• Maori: muhu
• Swedish: bristfällig (sv)
• Turkish: kusurlu (tr)