Definitions
inadequate in amount or degree
Word origin
From Latin deficiens, present participle of deficere (“to lack, fail, be wanting”); see defect.
Used in a sentence
“They were deficient in social skills.”
“Apothecia lecanoroid; multilocular; each cell containing a single theke; paraphyses deficient.”
“This was justified by the rationale that mental deficients, by definition, are not able to succeed in society.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Lacking enough”9 letters
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