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Deficient

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Adjective

1. deficient, lacking, wanting

inadequate in amount or degree

Example Sentences:
'a deficient education'
'deficient in common sense'
'lacking in stamina'
'tested and found wanting'

2. deficient, insufficient

of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement

Example Sentences:
'insufficient funds'

3. deficient, inferior, substandard

falling short of some prescribed norm

Example Sentences:
'substandard housing'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Deficient

see synonyms of deficient
adjective
1. 
lacking some essential; incomplete; defective
2. 
inadequate in quantity or supply; insufficient

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Deficient

see synonyms of deficient
adjective
1. 
lacking in some essential; incomplete; defective
2. 
inadequate in amount, quality, or degree; not sufficient
noun
3. 
a deficient person or thing

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Deficient

see synonyms of deficient
adj.
1. Lacking an essential quality or element: deficient in common sense.
2. Inadequate in amount or degree; insufficient: a deficient education.

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