deficient

Definitions


[dɪˈfɪʃnt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient
(e.g: this diet is deficient in vitamin B)

- having an intellectual disability


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (originally in the theological phrase deficient cause, denoting a failure or deficiency that has a particular consequence): from Latin deficient- ‘failing’, from the verb deficere (see defect)




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