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• v  add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
• s  having a blemish or flaw
  a flawed diamond

• But Spider-Man's flawed hero fits naturally into a flawed world, where sometimes the best intentions and superdefenses fall tragically short.
• Bringing these detainees to justice is too important for us to rely on a flawed system that has failed to convict anyone of a terrorist act since the 9-11 attacks, and compromised .
• Alfred Kinsey's celebrated sex surveys in the 1940s and '50s were breakthrough studies, but they were methodologically flawed and didn't delve into the issue of teenage sex.

• flaw
• blemish
• blemished

News & Articles

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• Designs for Miami Beach Convention Center are sleek, smart — but flawed
  Two competing designs for a new Miami Beach Convention Center are sleek, smart and sophisticated. But the visioning process for the project is flawed.
  June 14, 2013 - Miami Herald
• Cook Co. sheriff: Concealed carry bill 'fatally flawed'
  CHICAGO -- The sheriff of Illinois' most populous county believes a proposed concealed weapons law is "fatally flawed" because it all but guarantees that people who should not be allowed to have guns will be able to get them, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.
  June 12, 2013 - The State Journal-Register
• Illinois sheriff: Gun bill 'fatally flawed'
      CHICAGO (AP) -- Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says the concealed carry bill recently passed by the Illinois Legislature is “fatally flawed.” Dart says the measure’s permitting process wouldn’t stop some people from having guns who shouldn’t have them. Dart made the assertion in a letter Wednesday to Gov. Pat Quinn that was obtained by The Associated Press. Quinn is considering whether to sign ...
  June 12, 2013 - KMOV St. Louis

Quotes

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• John Murtha in FOXNews
  The war in Iraq is not going as advertised. It is a flawed policy wrapped in illusion,Murtha said.
• David Letterman in Sky News
  Letterman told viewers: "I told a joke that was beyond flawed, and my intent is completely meaningless compared to the perception."
• Ricardo Sanchez in Seattle Post Intelligencer
  The best we can do with this flawed approach is stave off defeat,Sanchez said.