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1. (adj.) deficient
lacking some element or characteristic; defective.
2. deficient
inadequate.
3. (n.) deficient
one who is deficient, esp. one who is mentally defective.
Etymology: (1575–85; < L dēficient-, s. of dēficiēns, prp. of dēficere to fail, weaken)
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1. (adj) deficient, lacking(p), wanting(p)
inadequate in amount or degree
"a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"
2. (adj) insufficient, deficient
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
"insufficient funds"
3. (adj) deficient, inferior, substandard
falling short of some prescribed norm
"substandard housing"
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1. (adjective) deficient
having a deficiency
His blood is deficient in iron.
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1. (adj) deficient
wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective; imperfect; incomplete; lacking; as, deficient parts; deficient estate; deficient strength; deficient in judgment
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Sense: lacking in what is needed
Their food is deficient in vitamins.
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 Afrikaans: gebrekkig, ontbrekend |
 Arabic: ناقِص |
 Bulgarian: недостатъчен |
 Brazilian: deficiente |
 Czech: postrádající |
 German: mangelhaft |
 Danish: mangelfuld; utilstrækkeli |
 Greek: ελλιπής |
 Spanish: deficiente |
 Estonian: puudulik |
 Farsi: ناقص؛ دارای کمبود |
 Finnish: puutteellinen |
 French: défectueux |
 Hebrew: חָסֵר |
 Hindi: अपूर्ण |
 Croatian: manjkav |
 Hungarian: hiányos |
 Indonesian: kurang |
 Icelandic: ábótavant |
 Italian: carente |
 Japanese: 不足した |
 Korean: 부족한 |
 Lithuanian: stokojantis |
 Latvian: nepilnīgs; nepietiekošs |
 Malay: kurang |
 Dutch: gebrekkig, ontoereikend |
 Norwegian: mangelfull, utilstrekkeli |
 Polish: wykazujący niedobór |
 Persian: ناقص؛ دارای کمبود |
 Pashto: نيمګړې، نيمكله، نا مكمل |
 Portuguese: deficiente |
 Romanian: sărac (în) |
 Russian: недостаточный |
 Slovak: nepostačujúci |
 Slovenian: nezadosten |
 Serbian: oskudan |
 Swedish: bristande, otillräcklig, |
 Thai: ขาด |
 Turkish: yetersiz, eksik |
 Taiwanese: 缺乏的 |
 Ukrainian: недостатній; позбавлений |
 Urdu: ناقص |
 Vietnamese: thiếu hụt |
 Chinese: 缺乏的 |
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