deficient
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4.3
- adjective
- /dɪˈfɪʃənt/
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deficiente
- The states, in particular, have been deficient in their ability to sustain comprehensive water resources planning.
- deficient in iron
- a deficient diet
- deficient in nutrients
You become hypocapnic or deficient in carbon dioxide.
- You become hypocapnic or deficient in carbon dioxide.
- So carbon does not want to have a deficient octet or an expanded octet.
- Well, you're fooled because of the the inputs were deficient, not good data as we say.
- And yet nobody is deficient in protein.
- Iron tends tends to be a nutrient most women are deficient in.
- And we are, as in the US and the UK, massively fibre deficient.
- And what are the this group that are it's called GHRD, growth hormone receptor deficient, What do they die of and at what age?
- But carrots are not going to improve your eyesight or vision, even your nighttime vision, unless you are already deficient in vitamin A.
- If you are depleted or deficient, how long does it take to restore, you know, that balance?
- If you take a patient who's leptin deficient, they basically start gaining weight as soon as they're born.
- This also helps many people who are deficient in one mineral or another, which gives them severe food cravings.
- We might be deficient with respect to some of them.
- It's not like it's deficient or malnourished in core count.
Examples
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You can't let yourself get iron deficient.
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But in matters of culture, you are sadly deficient.
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We might be deficient with respect to some of them.
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And I never mentioned anything because I felt that I was deficient in some way.
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Perhaps they had all been deficient in group spirit from the very beginning.
Fiction book (1996) -
We have an education system that is deficient in so many ways that constantly come to our attention.
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My own books are filled with anecdotes, but they are deficient in style and structure.
Fiction book (1999) -
Lessons are provided to teach the skills identified as deficient in the subdomains.
Academic text (1999) -
As documented in this article, the evidence offered by the Wall Street Journal is deficient and its conclusions unfounded.
Academic text (2017) -
Many children in developing countries are deficient in essential nutrients, which affects their growth.
Synonyms
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1.0
Not having enough of what is needed
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1.0
Not good enough in quality or amount
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4.4
Not enough or not good enough to do what is needed
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4.8
Not enough of something for people who need it
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3.6
Not enough in amount or quality to meet a need
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4.8
Too small in amount or quality to be enough
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4.4
Not as good as the usual or required quality
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5.3
Too small in amount or size for what is needed
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6.6
A small amount or number that is barely enough
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4.8
Having almost no supply of something needed, for example energy or water
Not having enough of something needed to do well
Not good enough because it is missing something important
Antonyms
How Adequate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deficient comes from the Latin word deficere, made of de- 'away' and facere 'to do', and it once meant 'to fail' or 'to be missing'. It is like the word deficit, which means 'a shortage', so something deficient does not have enough of what it needs.