"flawed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more flawed [comparative], most flawed [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːd Etymology: From Middle English flaued, equivalent to flaw + -ed. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|flaued}} Middle English flaued, {{suffix|en|flaw|ed}} flaw + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} flawed (comparative more flawed, superlative most flawed)
  1. Having a flaw or imperfection. Translations (having a flaw): qüsurlu (Azerbaijani), nöqsanlı (Azerbaijani), kəsirli (Azerbaijani), natamam (Azerbaijani), eyibli (Azerbaijani), дефектен (defekten) (Bulgarian), напукан (napukan) (Bulgarian), zwak (Dutch), onjuist (Dutch), mankohava (Esperanto), difekta (Esperanto), difektita (Esperanto), virheellinen (Finnish), déficient (French), incorrect (French), fehlerhaft (German), brüchig (German), fabhtach (Irish), vitīosus (Latin), mendōsus (Latin), muhu (Maori), defectuoso (Spanish), bristfällig (Swedish), kusurlu (Turkish)

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      "sense": "having a flaw",
      "word": "difekta"
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      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "having a flaw",
      "word": "difektita"
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      "sense": "having a flaw",
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      "sense": "having a flaw",
      "word": "déficient"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having a flaw",
      "word": "incorrect"
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      "sense": "having a flaw",
      "word": "fehlerhaft"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having a flaw",
      "word": "brüchig"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "having a flaw",
      "word": "fabhtach"
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      "sense": "having a flaw",
      "word": "vitīosus"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "having a flaw",
      "word": "mendōsus"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "having a flaw",
      "word": "muhu"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having a flaw",
      "word": "defectuoso"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having a flaw",
      "word": "bristfällig"
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      "sense": "having a flaw",
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