: having a defect or imperfection
a flawed diamond
a flawed plan

Examples of flawed in a Sentence

a flawed paint job that resulted in some peeling almost as soon as the paint had dried
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No matter how sophisticated the technology is, if the input is flawed, the insight will be too. Eric Mosley, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 But that same process is highly flawed and produces some troubled players. Jim Reineking, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025 Nathan Jensen, a professor at the University of Texas Austin, argues that this line of reasoning is flawed. Andrew R. Chow, Time, 25 Apr. 2025 Therefore, the factual basis for his finding of contempt was flawed. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flawed

Word History

First Known Use

1608, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of flawed was in 1608

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“Flawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flawed. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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