: 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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As Kikuo’s mentor and Shunsuke’s father, Watanabe brings gravitas to a character no less flawed, and just as persuasive.
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
The survey polled 16,946 Americans, who self-reported their height and weight, then Gallup relied on body mass index (BMI) calculations — the historically flawed measurement traditionally used by medical professionals to determine healthy weight ranges — to determine who qualified as obese.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Any trip back in time that begins as a quest for heroes or villains is fatally flawed from the start.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
There should be no arguing whether this Dolphins team is fundamentally flawed.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
The survey polled 16,946 Americans, who self-reported their height and weight, then Gallup relied on body mass index (BMI) calculations — the historically flawed measurement traditionally used by medical professionals to determine healthy weight ranges — to determine who qualified as obese.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Any trip back in time that begins as a quest for heroes or villains is fatally flawed from the start.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
There should be no arguing whether this Dolphins team is fundamentally flawed.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Flawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flawed. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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