flawed

Definition

Having a flaw or imperfection.

Etymology

From Middle English flaued, equivalent to flaw + -ed.

Example Sentences

• "Flawed diamonds are generally not used in jewellery."
• "His design for a perpetual motion machine is flawed because water does not flow uphill."
• "He presents Hitler’s rise as an element of the collapse of a republic confronting dilemmas of globalization with imperfect instruments and flawed leaders."