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Definition of deficient
1 : lacking in some necessary quality or element deficient in judgment bones deficient in calcium
2 : not up to a normal standard or complement (see 1complement 1b) : defective deficient strength … rusted and aging pipes … abetted by deficient maintenance and sabotage. — Adam Nossiter
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Examples of deficient in a Sentence
Several bridges in the city are structurally deficient.
a diet deficient in calcium can lead to weak bones
Recent Examples of deficient from the Web
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Dillin and colleagues found that not only did the brown fat ramp up its activity in the smell-deficient animals, but some of their white fat also became more like brown fat.
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Lead author Laura Gryder, a former UNLV graduate student, says these findings are important because some iron-deficient women may rely on placenta pills as their only non-food source of the mineral.
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The disgusted strangers, for example, could be indicting themselves as ignorant or presumptuous vs. indicting you as deficient.
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Instead Rabb returned to school and averaged a double-double, albeit for a talent-deficient Cal squad.
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In Darkness Pakistan for years has struggled with a deficient power industry, holding back the economy and leaving residents and industry in the dark.
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There were also 114 cases where a milkhouse was deficient in rodent and insect control, according to the report.
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A video making the rounds on social media Wednesday shows a bald LeBron fully accepting his deficient hairline.
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Rosetta's observations revealed that 67P is deficient in heavy xenon.
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Origin and Etymology of deficient
Latin deficient-, deficiens, present participle of deficere to be wanting — more at defect
deficient
Definition of deficient
: a person or thing that is deficient a mental deficient
Origin and Etymology of deficient
see 1deficient
DEFICIENT Defined for English Language Learners
deficient
playDefinition of deficient for English Language Learners
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: not having enough of something that is important or necessary
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: not good enough : not as good as others
DEFICIENT Defined for Kids
deficient
playDefinition of deficient for Students
: lacking something necessary for completeness or health Her diet is deficient in proteins.
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of deficient
1: lacking in some necessary quality or element a deficient diet
2: not up to a normal standard or complement deficient strength
3: having, relating to, or characterized by a genetic deletion
deficient
Medical Definition of deficient
: one that is deficient a mental deficient
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