: 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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Competitive Balance Tax Now is not the time to condemn Major League Baseball for its flawed economic model, the absence of a salary cap or issues with competitive balance.
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Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The flawed software update affected computers running Microsoft’s Windows operating system.
—Jordan Novet,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
But this client’s approach was flawed for a few simple reasons: First, history says markets are essentially indifferent to the political party of the sitting president.
—Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2024
Congress found the effort deeply flawed, partly because of inexperienced political appointees muddling efforts and partly because up to $2 billion of taxpayer dollars disappeared to fraud and waste, according to its investigators.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2024
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Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
The flawed software update affected computers running Microsoft’s Windows operating system.
—Jordan Novet,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
But this client’s approach was flawed for a few simple reasons: First, history says markets are essentially indifferent to the political party of the sitting president.
—Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2024
Congress found the effort deeply flawed, partly because of inexperienced political appointees muddling efforts and partly because up to $2 billion of taxpayer dollars disappeared to fraud and waste, according to its investigators.
—Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Flawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flawed. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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