deficient

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 External links

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[edit] Etymology

< Latin deficiens, ppr. of deficere (“‘to lack, fail, be wanting’”); see defect.

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[edit] Adjective

deficient (comparative more deficient, superlative most deficient)

1. Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
2. Insufficient or inadequate in amount.

[edit] Related terms

• defect
• defection
• defective
• defector
• deficiency
• deficit

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[edit] External links

• deficient in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• deficient in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911