- flawed
- drunkPerhaps a pun on floored, from the tendency to fall over, and the common damaged1 imagery.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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flawed — [flɔːd ǁ flɒːd] adjective having a mistake or weakness: • The plane crashed as a result of a flawed engine fan disk. • Outside experts warned the study could be deeply flawed. * * * flawed UK US /flɔːd/ adjective ► having or containing one or… … Financial and business terms
Flawed — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Flawed es un grupo joven de Northampton, Inglaterra. Formado en octubre 2006, el grupo consiste en cuatro afiliados: Chris Bliss Deakin Voz y guitarra del ritmo Fingers Paul Tanton Guitarra principal Charles… … Wikipedia Español
flawed — (fl[add]d), a. having flaws or imperfections; not perfect; applied broadly; as, a flawed vase; a flawed performance; a flawed character. Syn: blemished. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flawed — [flo:d US flo:d] adj spoiled by having mistakes, weaknesses, or by being damaged ▪ a flawed concept fatally/fundamentally/deeply etc flawed ▪ The research behind this report is seriously flawed … Dictionary of contemporary English
flawed — [ flɔd ] adjective spoiled by something such as a fault or mark, or lacking something: Experts say the flawed gene triggers cancer. The current healthcare system is seriously flawed. a. a flawed person has some faults in their character … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flawed — I adjective below par, blemished, damaged, defective, deficient, fallible, faulty, impaired, imperfect, inadequate, incomplete, incorrect, inexact, insufficient, lacking, marred, peccable, sinister, soiled, vicious, deformed, defaced, scarred,… … Law dictionary
flawed — flawed; un·flawed; … English syllables
Flawed — Flaw Flaw, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flawed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flawing}.] 1. To crack; to make flaws in. [1913 Webster] The brazen caldrons with the frosts are flawed. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To break; to violate; to make of no effect. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flawed — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ badly, deeply, highly (AmE), hopelessly … Collocations dictionary
flawed — [[t]flɔ͟ːd[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is flawed has a mark, fault, or mistake in it. ...the unique beauty of a flawed object... These tests were so seriously flawed as to render the results meaningless … English dictionary
flawed — UK [flɔːd] / US [flɔd] adjective a) spoiled by something such as a fault or mark, or lacking something Experts say the flawed gene triggers cancer. The current healthcare system is seriously flawed. b) a flawed person has some faults in their… … English dictionary
