The meaning of Imperfect

verb

Spoil the appearance or quality of (something).

Usage examples:

His reign as world champion has been blemished by controversy

noun

A small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something.

Usage examples:

The girl's hands were without a blemish

adjective

Past participle of break1.

verb

Separate or cause to separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.

Usage examples:

The branch broke with a loud snap

adjective

Past participle of break

Usage examples:

My camera is broken., a broken line, he spoke very broken english., after his wife's death, he seem…

adjective

Damaged and showing lines on the surface from having split without coming apart.

Usage examples:

The old pipes were cracked and leaking

verb

Break or cause to break without a complete separation of the parts.

Usage examples:

The ice all over the bog had cracked

verb

Inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.

Usage examples:

The car was badly damaged in the accident

noun

Physical harm that impairs the value, usefulness, or normal function of something.

Usage examples:

Bombing caused extensive damage to the town

noun

A sum of money claimed or awarded in compensation for a loss or an injury.

Usage examples:

She was awarded $284,000 in damages

adjective

Imperfect or faulty.

Usage examples:

Complaints over defective goods

noun

Having mental disabilities.

adjective

Containing a fault, or not working correctly

Usage examples:

The company does not accept returns on any technology products unless they're defective or damaged.…

adjective

(of a person or part of the body) not having the normal or natural shape or form; misshapen.

Usage examples:

His deformed hands

verb

Distort the shape or form of; make misshapen.

Usage examples:

He was physically deformed by a rare bone disease

adjective

Spoiled by not having a usual or regular shape or structure

Usage examples:

The shale in this area is deformed and folding of the rock can be seen., the child was born with a …

adjective

Not working or made correctly; having defects.

Usage examples:

A faulty brake

adjective

Not working correctly, or not correct

Usage examples:

Faulty brakes, his arguments were based on faulty reasoning.

adjective

Not working correctly

Usage examples:

The company recalled over 500,000 cars last year because of a faulty connection in their new model.…

adjective

Having or characterized by a fundamental weakness or imperfection.

Usage examples:

A fatally flawed strategy

verb

Mar, weaken, or invalidate (something).

Usage examples:

The computer game was flawed by poor programming

adjective

Having or containing one or more faults, mistakes, or weaknesses

Usage examples:

Don't rush to another flawed conclusion., badly/deeply/seriously flawed these results were the outc…

adjective

Weakened or damaged.

Usage examples:

An impaired banking system

verb

Weaken or damage (something, especially a faculty or function).

Usage examples:

A noisy job could permanently impair their hearing

adjective

Damaged or weakened

Usage examples:

She attended a school for the visually impaired (= people who cannot see well)., he was given a tic…

adjective

Lower in rank, status, or quality.

Usage examples:

Schooling in inner-city areas was inferior to that in the rest of the country

noun

A person lower than another in rank, status, or ability.

Usage examples:

Her social and intellectual inferiors

verb

Score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object.

Usage examples:

The car's paintwork was battered and scratched

noun

A mark or wound made by scratching.

Usage examples:

The scratches on her arm were throbbing

noun

A technique, used especially in rap music, of stopping a record by hand and moving it back and forwards to give a rhythmic scratching effect.

Usage examples:

A scratch mix

adjective

Not of good quality

Usage examples:

A second-rate hotel

adjective

Badly made or done.

Usage examples:

We're not paying good money for shoddy goods

noun

An inferior quality yarn or fabric made from the shredded fibre of waste woollen cloth or clippings.

Usage examples:

The production of shoddy and mattress stuffing

adjective

Made or done without care

Usage examples:

The furniture is shoddy and cheap.

adjective

Below the usual or required standard.

Usage examples:

Substandard housing

adjective

Below a satisfactory standard

Usage examples:

There’s plenty of substandard child care available.

verb

Pull (something) apart or to pieces with force.

Usage examples:

I tore up the letter

adjective

Split by being pulled or pierced with a sharp implement.

Usage examples:

He's wearing a torn jacket

adjective

Feeling that one is in a state of uncertainty between two conflicting options or parties.

Usage examples:

He must have been very torn about what he should do

adjective

(of a thing) not of the necessary quality or standard to meet a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

The land is unfit for food crops

verb

Make (something or someone) unsuitable; disqualify.

Usage examples:

They say that we are trying to give poor children tastes which will only unfit them for a life of h…

adjective

Lacking the qualities needed or expected for something; not suitable

Usage examples:

The court ruled that she was an unfit mother and ordered that the child be placed in a foster home.

adjective

Not able to be sold.

Usage examples:

The house proved unsaleable

adjective

Not easy to sell or not suitable for selling

Usage examples:

The warehouses were full of unsaleable stock., in areas where flood risk was high, homes became vir…

adjective

Impossible to sell or not suitable for selling

Usage examples:

The warehouse was full of unsellable goods., the house is quite unsellable., politicians were unwil…

adjective

Not safe or robust; in poor condition.

Usage examples:

The tower is structurally unsound

adjective

(esp. of activities) not suitable or acceptable

Usage examples:

He was involved in unsound banking practices., the bridge is structurally unsound.