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   deficient
   [adj] - falling short of some prescribed norm 2. [adj] - inadequate in amount or degree
   Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=deficient
   
   
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   Deficient
   De·fi'cient adjective [ Latin deficiens , -entis , present participle of deficere to be wanting. See Defect .] Wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective; imperf...
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/23
   
   
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   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. 'The style was indeed deficient in ease and variety.' (Macaulay) Deficient num...
   Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?deficient
   
   
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   deficient
   inferior adjective falling short of some prescribed norm; `substandard housing`
   Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=deficient
   
   
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   deficient
   lacking(p) adjective inadequate in amount or degree; `a deficient education`; `deficient in common sense`; `lacking in stamina`; `tested and found wanting`
   Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=deficient
   
   
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   Deficient
   • (a.) 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.
   Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/deficient/
   
   
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   deficient
   1) Defective 2) Imperfect 3) Inadequate 4) Lacking 5) Not good enough 6) Not up to scratch 7) Not up to standard 8) Wanting
   Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/deficient/1
   
   

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