deficient

Meaning

Adj

1. Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
2. Insufficient or inadequate in amount.
3. Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors σ(n)<2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper divisors (or aliquot sum) s(n)

Noun

A person who is deficient.

Synonyms

lacking

insufficient

defective

inadequate

wanting

short

incomplete

poor

imperfect

scanty

meagre

inferior

weak

destitute

clean

substandard

unsatisfactory

deficit

regret

without

skimpy

fall short

missing

faulty

owe

scarce

thin

necessitous

needy

nicely

notched

overdue

porous

privation

raunchy

retarded

rinky-dink

sawed-off

scant

scrimpy

short of

sketchy

sleazy

small

sparse

tiny bit

unblessed

unenlightening

unequal

unilluminating

Translations

deficiente

mangelhaft

déficient

deficient

insuffisant

deficiente

insuficiente

insuficiente

deficitario

ناقص

difettivo

insuficient

deficente

ελλιπής

στελής

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈfɪʃənt/

Etymology

From Latin deficiens, present participle of deficere (“to lack, fail, be wanting”); see defect.