: 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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So as flawed as these Chiefs have been, and this doesn’t change that at all, their plunge in 2025 also is all about coming face to face with the inevitable other side of that equation.
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Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2026
And in a vacuum, a team in the Sharks’ position — middle of the pack, rising but flawed — should be selling high.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
To pay attention to the idea of flawed fatherhood, after all, is to think seriously about what constitutes its opposite, the good dad.
—Susie Goldsbrough, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2025
Here are some tips to fight back against the flawed belief that rest is just laziness in disguise, during the holidays and beyond.
—Stacy Shaw, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2026
And in a vacuum, a team in the Sharks’ position — middle of the pack, rising but flawed — should be selling high.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
To pay attention to the idea of flawed fatherhood, after all, is to think seriously about what constitutes its opposite, the good dad.
—Susie Goldsbrough, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2025
Here are some tips to fight back against the flawed belief that rest is just laziness in disguise, during the holidays and beyond.
—Stacy Shaw, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Flawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flawed. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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