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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deficient \De*fi"cient\, a. [L. deficiens, -entis, p. pr of deficere to be wanting. See {Defect}.] Wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective; imperfect; incomplete; lacking; as deficient parts deficient estate; deficient strength; deficient in judgment. The style was indeed deficient in ease and variety. --Macaulay. {Deficient number}. (Arith.) See under {Abundant}. -- {De*fi"cient-ly}, adv From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: deficient adj 1: inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting" [syn: {lacking(p)}, {wanting(p)}] 2: of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds" [syn: {insufficient}] [ant: {sufficient}] 3: falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing" [syn: {inferior}, {substandard}]
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