blemished

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virheellinen, läikikäs (en-past of)
Having blemishes; flawed.
2001, Robert Weissberg, Chapter 18: Academic Tyranny: The Tale and the Lessons, Stuart S. Nagel (editor), Handbook of Public Policy Evaluation, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=16AyRgdxWpsC&pg=PA111&dq=%22more%7Cmost+blemished%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=X3IMUYytMIbPlAWp8YGACw&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22more%7Cmost%20blemished%22&f=false page 111,

Stated sharply, today′s centers of higher learning are more blemished than superficial appearances suggest, and what often seems “democratic” is little more than contrived public displays.