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deficient
[dih-fish-uhnt]
adjective
lacking some element or characteristic; defective.
deficient in taste.
insufficient; inadequate.
deficient knowledge.
noun
a person who is deficient, especially one who is mentally defective.
deficient
/ ɪˈɪʃəԳ /
adjective
lacking some essential; incomplete; defective
inadequate in quantity or supply; insufficient
Other 51Թ Forms
- deficiently adverb
- nondeficient adjective
- nondeficiently adverb
- predeficient adjective
- predeficiently adverb
- undeficient adjective
- undeficiently adverb
- ˈھԳٱ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of deficient1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of deficient1
Example Sentences
The White House said Harvard had failed to provide sufficient information to the DHS about "foreign students' known illegal or dangerous activities" and reported "deficient data on only three students".
Low reservoir levels and reduced river flows have become commonplace across the UK due to a spring deficient in rain.
Prosecutors allege his death could have been avoided and describe the care given as "reckless, deficient and unprecedented".
Vitamin A - a nutrient found in cod liver oil - is sometimes offered as a part of a treatment for measles, especially if someone is deficient, Dr Cook said.
Being deficient may impair the immune system, but for the vast majority there is little to be gained from having extra.
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