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deficient

/dɪ'fɪʃənt/

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adjective
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
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insufficient skimpy inadequate poor scant depleted short jejune lean light shy low
adjective
inadequate in amount or degree
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"a deficient education" "deficient in common sense"

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lacking wanting unequal inadequate
adjective
falling short of some prescribed norm
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inferior substandard nonstandard

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"a deficient education"
"deficient in common sense"