DEFICIENTE. DIFETTOSO. MANCHEVOLE. SCARSAMENTE DOTATO D'INTELLIGENZA. INSUFFICIENTE
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.
deficient number. (arith.) see under abundant. -- de*fi"cient-ly , adv.
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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