deficient, lacking, wanting
(adjective) inadequate in amount or degree; âa deficient educationâ; âdeficient in common senseâ; âlacking in staminaâ; âtested and found wantingâ
deficient, inferior, substandard
(adjective) falling short of some prescribed norm; âsubstandard housingâ
insufficient, deficient
(adjective) of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; âinsufficient fundsâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
deficient (comparative more deficient, superlative most deficient)
Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
Insufficient or inadequate in amount.
(mathematics) Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors Ï(n)<2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper divisors (or aliquot sum) s(n) Source: Wiktionary De*fi"cient, a. Etym: [L. deficiens, -entis, p. pr. of deficere to be
wanting. See Defect.] Definition: 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. Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 January 2025
(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; âthe political ferment produced new leadershipâ; âsocial unrestâ
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