: 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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And in September, a separate study by online-safety groups and Northeastern University researchers found that more than 40 child safety features promised by Instagram were flawed.
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
The series is brilliant, flawed interns whose careers are on life support after several screw ups.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Instead of trying to build a physical model of planetary interiors from possibly flawed and biased assumptions, the authors generated a series of random models of the interior contents of Uranus and Neptune.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
But mature people can separate the flawed man from his achievements and can understand the historical magnitude of what his discovery unleashed.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
The series is brilliant, flawed interns whose careers are on life support after several screw ups.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Instead of trying to build a physical model of planetary interiors from possibly flawed and biased assumptions, the authors generated a series of random models of the interior contents of Uranus and Neptune.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
But mature people can separate the flawed man from his achievements and can understand the historical magnitude of what his discovery unleashed.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Flawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flawed. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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