flawed
Word-form referencesflaw
Pronunciations (5)
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/flɔːd/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/floːd/
Pronunciation notes
- Australia
- British
- New-Zealand
- Southern
- Standard
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/flɔd/
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/flɑd/
Pronunciation notes
- cot-caught-merger
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/flɔd/
Pronunciation notes
- Scotland
Adjective
Having a flaw or imperfection.
- Examples
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Flawed diamonds are generally not used in jewellery.
His design for a perpetual motion machine is flawed because water does not flow uphill.
More examples (2)
He presents Hitler’s rise as an element of the collapse of a republic confronting dilemmas of globalization with imperfect instruments and flawed leaders.
Yet he was correct on every point, meaning that the Plan was deeply flawed from the start.
Adjective
having a blemish or flaw
- Synonyms
- Examples
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a flawed diamond
Word forms
more flawedmost flawed