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| 1. | lacking some element or characteristic; defective: deficient in taste. |
| 2. | insufficient; inadequate: deficient knowledge. |
| 3. | a person who is deficient, esp. one who is mentally defective. |
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adj.
[Latin dēficiēns, dēficient-, present participle of dēficere, to fail, be wanting; see defect.] de·fi'cient n., de·fi'cient·ly adv. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
deficient
1581, from L. deficientem (nom. deficiens), prp. of deficere "to desert, fail," from de- "down, away" + facere "to do, perform" (see factitious).
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| deficient | |
adjective | |
| 1. | inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting" |
| 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" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
deficient [diˈfiʃənt] adjective
lacking in what is needed
Example: Their food is deficient in vitamins.
See also: deficiencyExample: Their food is deficient in vitamins.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
- Lacking an essential quality or element.
- Inadequate in amount or degree; insufficient.
| The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
Main Entry: 2deficient
Function: noun
: one that is deficient <a mental deficient>
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
Main Entry: 1de·fi·cient
Pronunciation: di-'fish-&nt
Function: adjective
1 : lacking in some necessary quality or
element <a deficient diet>
2 : not up to a normal standard or complement <deficient strength>
3 : having, relating to, or
characterized by a genetic deletion
| Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
deficient
A*bun"dant\, a. [OE. (h)abundant, aboundant, F. abondant, fr. L. abudans, p. pr. of abundare. See Abound.] Fully sufficient; plentiful; in copious supply; -- followed by in, rarely by with. "Abundant in goodness and truth." --Exod. xxxiv. 6. Abundant number (Math.), a number, the sum of whose aliquot parts exceeds the number itself. Thus, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, the aliquot parts of 12, make the number 16. This is opposed to a deficient number, as 14, whose aliquot parts are 1, 2, 7, the sum of which is 10; and to a perfect number, which is equal to the sum of its aliquot parts, as 6, whose aliquot parts are 1, 2., 3. Syn: Ample; plentiful; copious; plenteous; exuberant; overflowing; rich; teeming; profuse; bountiful; liberal. See Ample.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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