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Where does “flawed” come from?

Flawed comes from Middle English flaued, meaning to have a crack or defect.

flawed (English): Having a flaw or imperfection

Definitions

  1. Having a flaw or imperfection

Ancestry of “flawed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishflaued—

Words derived from “flawed”

  • unflawed
Every word from Middle English flaued →