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Word: Deficient
Speech Type: Adjective
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)
dɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nt
not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient
Short Definition:not having enough of specified quality or ingredient
Examples:- this diet is deficient in vitamin B
having an intellectual disability.
Short Definition:having intellectual disability
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