
1) Defective 2) Imperfect 3) Inadequate 4) Insufficient 5) Lacking 6) Not good enough 7) Not up to scratch 8) Not up to standard 9) Wanting
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1) Inadequate 2) Insufficient 3) Lacking 4) Meager 5) Meagerly 6) Meagre 7) Missing 8) Poor 9) Scant 10) Scarce 11) Shy 12) Skimpy 13) Substandard 14) Unfinished 15) Unintelligent
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• (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.
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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 number. ... <mathematics> See Abundant. Defi'ci...
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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; imperfect; incomplete; lacking; as,
deficient pa...
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[
adj] - falling short of some prescribed norm 2. [adj] - inadequate in amount or degree
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inferior adjective falling short of some prescribed norm; `substandard housing`
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lacking some element or characteristic; defective: deficient in taste. · insufficient; inadequate: deficient knowledge.
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