Flawed vs. Wanting

Flawedadjective

Having a flaw or imperfection.

‘Flawed diamonds are generally not used in jewellery.’; ‘His design for a perpetual motion machine is flawed because water does not flow uphill.’;

Wantingadjective

That wants or desires.

Flawedadjective

having flaws or imperfections; not perfect; - applied broadly; as, a flawed vase; a flawed performance; a flawed character.

Wantingadjective

Absent or lacking.

Flawedadjective

having a blemish or flaw;

‘a flawed diamond’;

Wantingadjective

Deficient.

Wantingpreposition

Without, except, but.

Wantingpreposition

less, short of, minus.

Wantingnoun

The state of wanting something; desire.

Wantingadjective

Absent; lacking; missing; also, deficient; destitute; needy; as, one of the twelve is wanting; I shall not be wanting in exertion.

Wantingadjective

not existing;

‘innovation has been sadly lacking’; ‘character development is missing from the book’;

Wantingadjective

inadequate in amount or degree;

‘a deficient education’; ‘deficient in common sense’; ‘lacking in stamina’; ‘tested and found wanting’;