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flawed.

Having a flaw or imperfection.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/flɔːd/Received-Pronunciation/floːd/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/flɔd//flɑd/cot-caught-merger
  1. Having a flaw or imperfection.

    Flawed diamonds are generally not used in jewellery.
    His design for a perpetual motion machine is flawed because water does not flow uphill.
Where this word comes from

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

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