deficient 音标拼音: [dɪf'ɪʃənt]
a . 不足的,不充分的,有缺陷的
不足的,不充分的,有缺陷的
deficient adj 1 :
inadequate in amount or degree ; "
a deficient education ";
"
deficient in common sense "; "
lacking in stamina ";
"
tested and found wanting " [
synonym : {
deficient },
{
lacking (
p )}, {
wanting (
p )}]
2 :
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement ;
"
insufficient funds " [
synonym : {
insufficient }, {
deficient }] [
ant :
{
sufficient }]
3 :
falling short of some prescribed norm ; "
substandard housing "
[
synonym : {
deficient }, {
inferior }, {
substandard }]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
The style was indeed deficient in ease and variety .
--
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Deficient number }. (
Arith .)
See under {
Abundant }. --
{
De *
fi "
cient -
ly },
adv .
[
1913 Webster ]
104 Moby Thesaurus words for "
deficient ":
adulterated ,
amiss ,
arrested ,
bad ,
base ,
blemished ,
botched ,
bungling ,
callow ,
clumsy ,
damaged ,
defective ,
embryonic ,
erroneous ,
failing ,
fallible ,
faulty ,
flawed ,
found wanting ,
half -
assed ,
haphazard ,
hit -
and -
miss ,
hit -
or -
miss ,
hypoplastic ,
immature ,
impaired ,
imperfect ,
imprecise ,
impure ,
in arrear ,
in arrears ,
in default ,
in short supply ,
in want of ,
inaccurate ,
inadequate ,
incompetent ,
incomplete ,
inexact ,
infant ,
inferior ,
infrequent ,
injured ,
insufficient ,
lacking ,
little ,
makeshift ,
maladroit ,
marred ,
mean ,
mediocre ,
messy ,
minus ,
missing ,
mixed ,
needing ,
not comparable ,
not enough ,
not in it ,
not perfect ,
off ,
out of it ,
part ,
partial ,
patchy ,
petty ,
promiscuous ,
rare ,
scant ,
scanty ,
scarce ,
scrappy ,
scrimpy ,
shabby ,
short ,
short of ,
shy ,
sketchy ,
skimpy ,
slipshod ,
slipshoddy ,
sloppy ,
slovenly ,
sluttish ,
small ,
too little ,
trivial ,
uncommon ,
underdeveloped ,
undeveloped ,
unequal to ,
uneven ,
unfinished ,
unperfected ,
unqualified ,
unreached ,
unsatisfactory ,
unsatisfying ,
unskillful ,
unsound ,
unsufficing ,
unthorough ,
untidy ,
wanting
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DEFICIENT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of DEFICIENT is lacking in some necessary quality or element How to use deficient in a sentence
DEFICIENT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com DEFICIENT definition: lacking some element or characteristic; defective See examples of deficient used in a sentence
DEFICIENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary (Definition of deficient from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Deficient - definition of deficient by The Free Dictionary 1 Lacking an essential quality or element: deficient in common sense 2 Inadequate in amount or degree; insufficient: a deficient education
deficient adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of deficient adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
deficient - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective deficient (comparative more deficient, superlative most deficient) Lacking something essential; often construed with in Synonyms: absent, poor in, void of; see also Thesaurus: lacking They were deficient in social skills Insufficient or inadequate in amount
What does deficient mean? - Definitions. net Deficient refers to a lack, shortage, or insufficiency of something required or desirable This could be related to a lack in quantity, quality, amount, or degree
deficient, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . . There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word deficient, seven of which are labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered offensive See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
Deficient - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Deficient means not enough or not adequate Maybe you were deficient in caffeine that day Maybe you were lacking in study time But no doubt about it: you came up with a deficient number of correct answers on the physics test