Deficient
adjectivedɪ'fɪʃənt
Adjective
inadequate in amount or degree
“a deficient education”
“deficient in common sense”
Similar:LackingWantingof a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
Similar:InsufficientSee also:MeagreMeagerMeagerlyfalling short of some prescribed norm
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Similar Words
- Insufficient
- Lacking
- Wanting
- Inferior
- Substandard
- Skimpy
- Inadequate
- Poor
- Scant
- Depleted
- Short
- Jejune
- Lean
- Light
- Shy