deficient

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adjective

1. inadequate in amount or degree (Freq. 1)
- a deficient education
- deficient in common sense
- lacking in stamina
- tested and found wanting
• Syn:
lacking, wanting
• Similar to:
inadequate, unequal
• Derivationally related forms:
deficiency
2. of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
- insufficient funds
• Syn:
insufficient
• Ant:
sufficient (for: insufficient)
• Similar to:
depleted, low, inadequate, poor, short,
lean, skimpy, light, scant, shy
• See Also:
meager, meagre, meagerly, stingy, scrimpy
• Derivationally related forms:
deficiency, insufficiency (for: insufficient)
• Attrubites:
quantity
3. falling short of some prescribed norm
- substandard housing
• Syn:
inferior, substandard
• Similar to:
nonstandard
• Derivationally related forms:
inferiority (for: inferior), deficiency

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  inferior, substandard, insufficient, lacking(p), wanting(p)