Roget's Thesaurus

#651. Imperfection

Nouns

imperfection; imperfectness etc. adj.; deficiency; inadequacy etc. (insufficiency) 640; peccancy etc. (badness) 649; immaturity etc. 674. fault, defect, weak point; screw loose; flaw etc. (break) 70; gap etc. 198; twist etc. 243; taint, attainder; bar sinister, hole in one's coat; blemish etc. 848; weakness etc. 160; half blood; shortcoming etc. 304; drawback; seamy side. mediocrity; no great shakes, no great catch; not much to boast of; one-horse shay.

Verbs

be imperfect etc. adj.; have a defect etc. n.; lie under a disadvantage; spring a leak. not pass muster, barely pass muster; fall short etc. 304.

Adjectives

imperfect; not perfect etc. 650; deficient, defective; faulty, unsound, tainted; out of order, out of tune; cracked, leaky; sprung; warped etc. (distort) 243; lame; injured etc. (deteriorated) 659; peccant etc. (bad) 649; frail etc. (weak) 160; inadequate etc. (insufficient) 640; crude etc. (unprepared) 674; incomplete etc. 53; found wanting; below par; short-handed; below its full strength, under its full strength, below its full complement. indifferent, middling, ordinary, mediocre; average etc. 29; so-so; coucicouci, milk and water; tolerable, fair, passable; pretty well, pretty good; rather good, moderately good; good; good enough, well enough, adequate; decent; not bad, not amiss; inobjectionable, unobjectionable, admissible, bearable, only better than nothing. secondary, inferior; second-rate, second-best; one-horse [U.S.].

Adverbs

almost etc.; to a limited extent, rather etc. 32; pretty, moderately, passing; only, considering, all things considered, enough.

Phrases

surgit amari aliquid [Lat.].