: 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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Maryland’s home detention/electronic monitoring system is flawed and needs fixing.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2025
Jess and Felix, by contrast, are real, funny, messy, horny, flawed people.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 July 2025
Over a dozen years and through many permutations, these negotiations with Tehran led to the deeply flawed 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
—John R. Bolton, The Atlantic, 9 July 2025
With rising regulatory scrutiny, flawed models pose systemic risks—especially in credit, insurance and asset management.
—Ravi Gedela, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2025
Jess and Felix, by contrast, are real, funny, messy, horny, flawed people.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 July 2025
Over a dozen years and through many permutations, these negotiations with Tehran led to the deeply flawed 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
—John R. Bolton, The Atlantic, 9 July 2025
With rising regulatory scrutiny, flawed models pose systemic risks—especially in credit, insurance and asset management.
—Ravi Gedela, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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“Flawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flawed. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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