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deficient
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of DEFICIENT
[more deficient; most deficient]
1
: not having enough of something that is important or necessary缺乏的；缺少的；不足的 — usually + in
- a nutritionally deficient diet缺乏营养的饮食
- a diet deficient in certain vitamins缺乏某些维生素的饮食
- a man who is deficient in judgment [=a man whose judgment is poor]缺少判断力的男子
- students who are deficient [=lacking] in their knowledge of history历史知识匮乏的学生们
2
: not good enough : not as good as others有缺点的；有缺陷的
- mentally deficient智力有缺陷的
- Several bridges in the city are structurally deficient.这个城市的多座桥梁都存在结构缺陷。
de·fi·cient di-ˈfi-shənt 
deficiently adverb
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Adjective Several bridges in the city are structurally deficient. a diet deficient in calcium can lead to weak bones
Recent Examples on the Web
Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 4 Aug. 2022 The monitor supplemented my port-deficient Dell XPS 13 laptop quite well. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 10 June 2022 All 12 participants had similar mutations in what’s called mismatch repair-deficient colorectal cancer, which occurs in about 5 to 10 percent of colorectal cancers, per the study. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 June 2022 Is BlackRock’s $10 trillion in assets enough to engineer a self-fulfilling prophecy of a premature leap to a carbon-free but energy-deficient future? WSJ, 2 June 2022 Machines are great for transactional purposes but are deficient in relational connection. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 30 June 2022 Fifteen percent of the population are deficient in vitamin B12, for example, particularly those who practice a vegan or vegetarian diet. Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022 Nearly half of Americans are deficient in the mineral, which can help ease stress and relax the body—among other benefits. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 21 June 2022 The Netherlands is famously deficient in something bulbs need: land. John Kelly, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 Valerie Pavilonis, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2022 The best way to hide the deficient, though, is through a dominating offense which brings us back to Jackson and Roman. Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 5 June 2021 Some research is also starting to show that many severe COVID-19 patients are vitamin D deficient. Fedor Kossakovski, Science, 15 Dec. 2020 But rising home prices are bailing out large numbers of the equity deficient: their number is down by more than 1.2 million in the last 12 months. Kenneth R. Harney, miamiherald, 22 Aug. 2017 See More
Adjective
The model projected that more than half of the data-deficient species included in the analysis are threatened with extinction. Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 4 Aug. 2022 The monitor supplemented my port-deficient Dell XPS 13 laptop quite well. Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 10 June 2022 All 12 participants had similar mutations in what’s called mismatch repair-deficient colorectal cancer, which occurs in about 5 to 10 percent of colorectal cancers, per the study. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 June 2022 Is BlackRock’s $10 trillion in assets enough to engineer a self-fulfilling prophecy of a premature leap to a carbon-free but energy-deficient future? WSJ, 2 June 2022 Machines are great for transactional purposes but are deficient in relational connection. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 30 June 2022 Fifteen percent of the population are deficient in vitamin B12, for example, particularly those who practice a vegan or vegetarian diet. Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022 Nearly half of Americans are deficient in the mineral, which can help ease stress and relax the body—among other benefits. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 21 June 2022 The Netherlands is famously deficient in something bulbs need: land. John Kelly, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 Noun
According to a 2010 article from the International Journal of Health Sciences, over 1 billion people worldwide are vitamin D deficient. Valerie Pavilonis, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2022 The best way to hide the deficient, though, is through a dominating offense which brings us back to Jackson and Roman. Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 5 June 2021 Some research is also starting to show that many severe COVID-19 patients are vitamin D deficient. Fedor Kossakovski, Science, 15 Dec. 2020 But rising home prices are bailing out large numbers of the equity deficient: their number is down by more than 1.2 million in the last 12 months. Kenneth R. Harney, miamiherald, 22 Aug. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective
borrowed from Latin dēficient-, dēficiens, present participle of dēficere "to leave without enough, let down, be lacking, run short, fail," from dē- de- + facere "to make, bring about, perform, do" — more at fact
Noun
derivative of deficient entry 1
First Known Use
Adjective
1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1906, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of deficient was in 1581 adjective
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