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- DictionaryDe·fi·cient/dəˈfiSH(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient: "this diet is deficient in vitamin B"
- 2. having an intellectual disability. dated, offensive
DEFICIENT meaning: 1. not having enough of: 2. not good enough: 3. not having enough of: . Learn more.
lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task. adjective. of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement. synonyms: insufficient. meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy. deficient in amount or quality or extent. depleted, low. no longer sufficient. inadequate, poor, short.
deficient (in something) not having enough of something, especially something that is essential. a diet that is deficient in vitamin A; Their food is deficient in iron. Your diet is deficient in iron.
The meaning of DEFICIENCY is the quality or state of being defective or of lacking some necessary quality or element : the quality or state of being deficient : inadequacy. How to use deficiency in a sentence.
not having enough of something: If you have poor night vision you may be deficient in vitamin A. deficient adjective (NOT GOOD ENOUGH) not good enough: His theory is deficient in several respects. (Definition of deficient from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of deficient. in Chinese (Traditional)
the state of being deficient; lack; incompleteness; insufficiency. Synonyms: scarcity, paucity, inadequacy, shortage. the amount lacked; a deficit. deficiency. / dɪˈfɪʃənsɪ / noun. the state or quality of being deficient. a lack or insufficiency; shortage. another word for deficit.
Definition of deficient adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
