No. 3,459 in Swedish
bristfällig
Incomplete, deficient, or flawed.
In a sentence
Rapporten var bristfällig och innehöll många faktafel.
The report was inadequate and contained many factual errors.
In this sentence, 'bristfällig' is used to describe inadequacy or deficiency in the quality of the report. It emphasizes that the report fails to meet certain expected standards.
Han programmerade med bristfälliga verktyg som saknade viktiga funktioner.
He programmed with inadequate tools that lacked important features.
Here, 'bristfälliga' is employed to highlight the insufficiency or lack of completeness of the tools, indicating they were missing key aspects needed for the task.
Även om planen var bristfällig, ledde den ändå till ett framgångsrikt genomförande.
Even though the plan was flawed, it still led to a successful execution.
In this context, 'bristfällig' is used to point out flaws or imperfections in the plan, suggesting it had shortcomings but was ultimately workable.
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