flawyadj.
/ˈflɔːi/ 1. Full of flaws or defects.
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the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adjective] > in specific way: defective or faulty
defaultyc1390
defectivea1398
defaultive1398
imperfectc1400
faultive1496
defectuous1550
defectious?1566
defaulted1580
defectual1582
defected1589
defectible1612
vicious1638
unfixed1643
hip-shotten1648
defectuose1677
flawy1712
off-colour1876
flawful1881
faultsome1891
trick1961
rogue1962
1712 W. Derham in Philos. Trans. 1710–12 (Royal Soc.) 27 479 Those Trees are become cracked, and very flawy within.
1755 in S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. and in mod. Dicts.
2. Coming in gusts; gusty.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wind > [adjective] > blowing (of wind) > blowing in or characterized by gusts
blasty1582
gusty1592
puffy1616
frettinga1665
squally1748
flawy1807
gustful1825
fretfula1849
1807 P. Gass Jrnl. 78 The wind became flawy and the sailing bad.
1881 Scribner's Monthly 22 532/2 Pushing the yacht..is often required in light, flawy wind.
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