deficient
Lacking something essentialLacking something essential; often construed with in.
» Tom's diet is deficient in protein.
Toms Ernährung ist zu proteinarm.
Диета Тома исключает протеин.
В пище Тома не хватает белков.
Meaning
3 sensesLacking something essential; often construed with in.
They were deficient in social skills.
His voice is beautiful but deficient in power.
mangelhaft
недоскона́лийnedoskonályj, позба́вленийpozbávlenyj
Insufficient or inadequate in amount.
defizient
недоста́тнійnedostátnij, непо́внийnepóvnyj
inadequate in amount or degree
Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors σ(n) < 2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper divisors (or aliquot sum) s(n) < n.
Examples
14 sentencesTom's diet is deficient in protein.
ruДиета Тома исключает протеин.
deToms Ernährung ist zu proteinarm.
The young engineer was deficient in experience.
Молодому інженеру не вистачало досвіду.
ruМолодому инженеру не хватало опыта.
deDem jungen Ingenieur mangelte es an Erfahrung.
The structure is deficient in harmony.
My car is deficient in horsepower.
deMein Auto hat nicht genügend PS.
His diet is deficient in protein.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Latin deficiens, present participle of deficere (“to lack, fail, be wanting”); see deFrom Latin deficiens, present participle of deficere (“to lack, fail, be wanting”); see defect.
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Forms
more deficient, most deficient| Comparative | more deficient Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most deficient Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
18 synonyms- inadequate in amount or degree:lackingwanting
- falling short of some prescribed norm:inferiorsubstandard
- of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement:insufficient
Word family
24 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form