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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
deficient /dɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nt/

▶adjective not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient: a diet deficient in vitamin B.

■ insufficient or inadequate.

– derivatives
deficiently adverb.

– origin C16: from L. deficient-, deficere (see defect1).

'deficient' also found in these Oxford entries:

challenged - defective - fall - lack - lacking - light - make - MD - pygmy - short - sour - tales - wanting

Forum discussions with the word(s) "deficient" in the title:

"I never thought Mr. Darcy so deficient in the appearance of it as you used to do."
Deficient
either deficient or low in vitamin A

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