deficient

[ dih-fish-uhnt ]

/ dɪˈfɪʃ ənt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR deficient ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

lacking some element or characteristic; defective: deficient in taste.

insufficient; inadequate: deficient knowledge.

noun

a person who is deficient, especially one who is mentally defective.

Origin of deficient

1575–85; <Latin dēficient- (stem of dēficiēns, present participle of dēficere to fail, run short, lack, weaken), equivalent to dē-de- + fic-, combining form of facere to make, do¹ + thematic -i- + -ent--ent

OTHER WORDS FROM deficient

de·fi·cient·ly, adverbnon·de·fi·cient, adjectivenon·de·fi·cient·ly, adverbpre·de·fi·cient, adjective

pre·de·fi·cient·ly, adverbun·de·fi·cient, adjectiveun·de·fi·cient·ly, adverb

Words nearby deficient

deficiency, deficiency account, deficiency disease, deficiency judgment, deficiency symptom, deficient, deficient number, deficit, deficit financing, deficit spending, de fide

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Example sentences from the Web for deficient

This view might have been considered rather tame than otherwise, deficient in what landscape painters call “life.”
David's Bookclub: Bartleby the Scrivener|David Frum|November 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Is there something, er, deficient about the type of guy who earns a living saving lives, succoring the sick, abetting the needy?
Doctors as Doormats in the David Petraeus Scandal|Kent Sepkowitz|November 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
When their action exceeds that of the nutrient vessels, the body emaciates; when it is deficient, plethora is the result.
A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition)|Calvin Cutter
The style is vigorous and concise; it is rich in imagery and powerfully expressed, but is deficient in elegance and perspicuity.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2|Henry Hallam

From that time the Ministers were not deficient either in internal unity, or in parliamentary and administrative talent.
Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time|Franois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
But, great as the work is, if our will be ready, our powers are not deficient.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. II. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
His sight is keenest in the dusk and by night; his sense of smell is deficient but his hearing is extremely acute.
Birds and all Nature, Vol. V, No. 1, January 1899|Various

British Dictionary definitions for deficient

deficient

/ (dɪˈfɪʃənt) /

adjective

lacking some essential; incomplete; defective

inadequate in quantity or supply; insufficient

Derived forms of deficient

deficiently, adverb

Word Origin for deficient

C16: from Latin dēficiēns lacking, from dēficere to fall short; see defect

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Medical definitions for deficient

deficient

[ dĭ-fĭsh′ənt ]

adj.

Lacking an essential quality or element.

Inadequate in amount or degree; insufficient.

单词	deficient
释义	deficient [ dih-fish-uhnt ] / dɪˈfɪʃ ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR deficient ON THESAURUS.COM adjective lacking some element or characteristic; defective: deficient in taste. insufficient; inadequate: deficient knowledge. noun a person who is deficient, especially one who is mentally defective. Origin of deficient 1575–85; <Latin dēficient- (stem of dēficiēns, present participle of dēficere to fail, run short, lack, weaken), equivalent to dē-de- + fic-, combining form of facere to make, do¹ + thematic -i- + -ent--ent OTHER WORDS FROM deficient de·fi·cient·ly, adverbnon·de·fi·cient, adjectivenon·de·fi·cient·ly, adverbpre·de·fi·cient, adjective pre·de·fi·cient·ly, adverbun·de·fi·cient, adjectiveun·de·fi·cient·ly, adverb Words nearby deficient deficiency, deficiency account, deficiency disease, deficiency judgment, deficiency symptom, deficient, deficient number, deficit, deficit financing, deficit spending, de fide Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deficient This view might have been considered rather tame than otherwise, deficient in what landscape painters call “life.” David's Bookclub: Bartleby the Scrivener\|David Frum\|November 26, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Is there something, er, deficient about the type of guy who earns a living saving lives, succoring the sick, abetting the needy? Doctors as Doormats in the David Petraeus Scandal\|Kent Sepkowitz\|November 14, 2012\|DAILY BEAST When their action exceeds that of the nutrient vessels, the body emaciates; when it is deficient, plethora is the result. A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition)\|Calvin Cutter The style is vigorous and concise; it is rich in imagery and powerfully expressed, but is deficient in elegance and perspicuity. Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2\|Henry Hallam From that time the Ministers were not deficient either in internal unity, or in parliamentary and administrative talent. Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time\|Franois Pierre Guillaume Guizot But, great as the work is, if our will be ready, our powers are not deficient. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. II. (of 12)\|Edmund Burke His sight is keenest in the dusk and by night; his sense of smell is deficient but his hearing is extremely acute. Birds and all Nature, Vol. V, No. 1, January 1899\|Various British Dictionary definitions for deficient deficient / (dɪˈfɪʃənt) / adjective lacking some essential; incomplete; defective inadequate in quantity or supply; insufficient Derived forms of deficient deficiently, adverb Word Origin for deficient C16: from Latin dēficiēns lacking, from dēficere to fall short; see defect Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to deficient unsatisfactory, defective, lacking, weak, scarce, inferior, impaired, insufficient, faulty, incomplete, skimpy, flawed, amiss, bad, damaged, exiguous, infrequent, injured, meager, rare Medical definitions for deficient deficient [ dĭ-fĭsh′ənt ] adj. 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.
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