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(adj)
Not perfect,
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Having blemishes; flawed.
Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable.
Having one or more defects.
(n)
(informal) A failure of any kind.
Not performing its proper or intended function.
A malfunction.
unsuccessful
Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
Of low quality.
Not adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
Not sufficient; of a type or kind that does not suffice, that does not satisfy requirements or needs.
wrong or unjust
Lost; disoriented, put in the wrong place.
Inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory.
Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.
Containing an error; inaccurate.
(countable) A mistake; an accidental wrong action or a false statement not made deliberately.
Misled or mistaken.
Mistaken or incorrect; not accurate.
With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
Not correct; erroneous or wrong.
Not working or functioning; either idle or broken.
Badly or wrongly conceived.
Incorrect or untrue.
Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
Not suited to a specific purpose.
Not sound, particularly:
Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place.
Unsuitable to needs or circumstances; inappropriate; inapt.
(with a copula verb, often with about) Having an incorrect belief.
Having a disability.
Rendered less effective.
Deficient in physical strength.
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc).
No longer fresh, in reference to food, urine, straw, wounds, etc.
Blameworthy, censurable, guilty.
Of reasoning: based on something that is not true, or not based on solid reasons or facts; unfounded; without a basis.
Corrupted or filled with imperfections.
Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.
Weak or ill, not in good health.
Likely to bend or break under pressure; easily damaged; frail, unsubstantial.
(Lancashire, Yorkshire, of a child) Spoilt, cosseted, overly indulged, soft.
Not complete; not finished.
Confused, astonished.
Not finished.
Without any grounds to support it; baseless.
Not able to be held or sustained, such as of an opinion or position.
Lacking substantiation; without evidence.
Having no strong foundation; not based on solid reasons or facts.
(colloquial) Unconvincing or unbelievable.
Deceptive or tending to mislead or create a false impression, even if technically true.
False; not true.
Likely or attempting to deceive.
Dishonest; based on fraud or deception.
Not real; false, fraudulent.
Deceptive or misleading.
Discolored or blemished.
(statistics, of information) Biased, distorted
Exhibiting bias; prejudiced.
An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
Recently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature.
Without fault or mistake; without flaw, of supreme quality.
Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
Not constant or continuous; intermittent or uneven.
(figurative) Prearranged and fixed so that the winner or outcome is decided in advance.
Alternative spelling of substandard. [Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.]
Full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through.
Devoted to or obsessed with something.
An open freight vehicle with no sides, designed to carry heavy or outsized loads.
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.
(v)
To make an incorrect interpretation; to misunderstand.
A small blank space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.
impaired by diminution
(transitive) To place bias upon; to influence.
(intransitive) To form a rift; to split open.
Imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect.
Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
That has suffered damage.
That has been exposed to danger, risk, or discredit.
made unfit for use by the introduction of unwholesome or undesirable elements.
Fragmented; in separate pieces.
Feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.
With faults or sins; not perfect; flawed.
Full of flaws; flawed
(neologism) Flawed yet awesome; capable of embracing one's imperfections.
(obsolete) Full of defects; imperfect.
Full of flaws or cracks; broken; defective.
Having a foible or foibles; eccentric or fallible.
In tatters, having the texture broken.
Very excited or enthusiastic.
(of software) Full of defects.
Having pockmarks.
Obsolete form of blemished. [Having blemishes; flawed.]
Having leaks; not fully sealed.
(informal, of a person) Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.
Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish.
Characterised or marked by weakness; feeble