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de•fi•cient



Pronunciation: (di-fish'unt), [key]
—adj.
1. lacking some element or characteristic; defective: deficient in taste.
2. insufficient; inadequate: deficient knowledge.

—n.
a person who is deficient, esp. one who is mentally defective.

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deficiency judgmentdeficient number
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