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

Examples of flawed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the view of some critics, the real problem is not the definition’s faulty application but its flawed content, in particular its vague examples of anti-Israel speech, which blur the line between antisemitism and anti-Zionism. Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024 His inflammatory comments and politically toxic positions stand out even in a party that has put forward many flawed nominees for top offices in recent years. Nicholas Nehamas, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024 Fact check roundup:Debunking the flawed science behind flat Earth claims When did people learn the Earth is round? Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024 But in Tuesday’s response, the band’s lawyers say those allegations are deeply flawed. Bill Donahue, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2024 Of course, in a country where critics are routinely jailed, exiled or killed, public opinion polls are flawed. Matthew Chance, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024 Though it is rarely mentioned today, the liberal democracy in place before 2015 was also flawed: procedures that existed on paper were not correctly observed in practice, including proper implementation of the Constitutional Tribunal’s rulings, and stable democratic habits were lacking. Foreign Affairs, 12 Mar. 2024 The new study on benzene in acne products is flawed in many ways. Jessica Chia, SELF, 12 Mar. 2024 And females would either be utterly flawed and irredeemable or kind of angelic, and nothing in between. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1608, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 19 Mar. 2024.

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