flawed

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɔːd

Adjective

flawed (comparative more flawed, superlative most flawed)

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

Latin: vitīosus, mendōsus
Maori: muhu
Swedish: bristfällig (sv)
Turkish: kusurlu (tr)

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