flawed

flaw ¹

 (flô)

n.

1. An imperfection, often concealed, that impairs soundness: a flaw in the crystal that caused it to shatter. See Synonyms at blemish.

2. A defect or shortcoming in something intangible: The two leaders share the flaw of arrogance.

tr.v. flawed, flaw·ing, flaws

To cause a flaw in; make defective: an argument that was flawed by specious reasoning.

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[Middle English flaue, splinter, perhaps from Old Norse flaga, slab of stone; see plāk- in Indo-European roots.]

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flaw ²

 (flô)

n.

A quick, intense burst, especially of wind, rain, or snow.

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[Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish flaga, gust of wind.]

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flaw′y adj.

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flawed

(flɔːd)

adj

characterized by a defect or imperfection: The scheme is fundamentally flawed..

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

flawed - having a blemish or flaw; "a flawed diamond"; "an irregular pair of jeans" blemished imperfect - not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect"

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flawed

adjective

1. damaged, defective, imperfect, blemished, broken, cracked, chipped, faulty the unique beauty of a flawed object

2. erroneous, incorrect, inaccurate, invalid, wrong, mistaken, false, faulty, untrue, unfounded, spurious, amiss, unsound, wide of the mark, inexact, fallacious The tests were seriously flawed.

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Translations

فيه عَيْب أو خَلَل

kazovývadný

fejlbehæftet

fehlerhaft

défectueuximparfait

gallaîur

difettoso

med feil

kazový

defolukusurlu

有瑕疵的

flawed

[flɔːd] ADJ [system, goods] → defectuoso; [theory] → erróneo
the agreement is fatally flawed → el acuerdo presenta fallos que lo condenan al fracaso

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flawed

[ˈflɔːd] adj → défectueux/euse
to be seriously flawed → comporter de sérieux défauts
to be fundamentally flawed → être foncièrement défectueux/euse

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flawed

adj → fehlerhaft; his logic was flawed → seine Logik enthielt Fehler

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flawed

[flɔːd] adj (complexion) → imperfetto/a; (china) → difettoso/a; (argument) → debole; (character) → pieno/a di difetti

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flaw

(floː) noun

a fault; something which makes something not perfect. a flaw in the material. fout; defek نَقْص، خَلَل، عَيْب дефект defeito vada der Fehler fejl ψεγάδιdefecto viga نقص؛ ترک virhe défautפגם दोष, त्रुटि, कमजोरी mana, nedostatak hiba cacat galli difetto きず 결함 trūkumas, defektas, įlūžimas, plyšys trūkums; defekts; bojājums kecacatan defectskjønnhetsfeil, lyte, mangelskaza نيمګړتيا، عيب، وټ defeito defect дефект kaz napaka mana fel, brist, svag punkt ข้อบกพร่อง kusur, defo 瑕疵 дефект; вада نقص vết nhơ; thói xấu; chỗ hỏng 瑕疵

flawed adjective

having a flaw. This china is flawed. gebrekkig; defek فيه عَيْب أو خَلَل дефектен defeituoso kazový, vadný fehlerhaft fejlbehæftet ελαττωματικόςdefectuoso defektiga ناقص؛ ترک دار virheellinen défectueuxפגום दोषी होना oštećen, manjkav hibás bercacat gallaður difettoso きずのある 결함이 있는 su trūkumu, defektu bojāts; ar defektu cacat defectdefekt, med feilwadliwy نيمګړتيا defeituoso cu un defect/defecte с дефектом kazový z napako koji ima manu sprucken, fördärvad ที่มีตำหนิ kusurlu, defolu 有瑕疵的 дефектний جس میں عیب ہو có vết rạn; có chỗ hỏng 有瑕疵的

ˈflawless adjective

perfect. her flawless beauty. sonder gebrek; vlekkeloos لا عَيْبَ فيه безупречен perfeito bezvadný, dokonalý fehlerlos perfekt άψογοςimpecable veatu بی نقص virheetön impeccableמושלם निर्दोष bez mane, besprijekoran hibátlan sempurna gallalaus perfetto 完全な 흠이 없는 nepriekaištingas, tobulas nevainojams sempurna gaaffeilfri, lytefrinieskazitelny بې عيبه، بې نقصه perfeito impecabil безупречный dokonalý brezhiben besprekoran felfri, fläckfri, fulländad ไม่มีตำหนิ kusursuz, mükemmel 完美的 бездоганний بے عیب hoàn mỹ 完美的

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