What does deficient mean in crosswords?

deficient means: inadequate in amount or degree

Which crossword clues can have deficient as the answer?

Possible clues for deficient include "Lacking enough".

Word entry · 9 letters

Best crossword clue

"Lacking enough"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /dɪˈfɪʃənt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted cdeefiintStarts with DEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word

1D2E3F4I5C6I7E8N9T

From Latin deficiens, present participle of deficere (“to lack, fail, be wanting”); see defect.

“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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01“Lacking enough”9 letters

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