Definition of DEFICIENT

deficient

Meanings

Plural: deficients

Adjective Satellite

  • inadequate in amount or degree
    • "a deficient education"
    • "deficient in common sense"
  • falling short of some prescribed norm

Adjective

  • of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement

Adj

  • Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
  • Insufficient or inadequate in amount.
  • 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.

Noun

  • A person who is deficient.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin deficiens, present participle of deficere (“to lack, fail, be wanting”); see defect.

Antonyms

sufficient

Scrabble Score: 15

deficient is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
deficient is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
deficient is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

deficient is a valid Words With Friends word