Deficient


adjective
1.
lacking some element or characteristic; defective:
deficient in taste.
2.
insufficient; inadequate:
deficient knowledge.
noun
3.
a person who is deficient, especially one who is mentally defective.
adjective
1.
lacking some essential; incomplete; defective
2.
inadequate in quantity or supply; insufficient

deficient de·fi·cient (dĭ-fĭsh’ənt)
adj.

Lacking an essential quality or element.

Inadequate in amount or degree; insufficient.

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