DEFICIENT


Meaning of DEFICIENT in English

I. di-ˈfi-shənt adjective

Etymology: Latin deficient-, deficiens, present participle of deficere to be wanting — more at defect

Date: 1581

1. : lacking in some necessary quality or element

deficient in judgment

2. : not up to a normal standard or complement : defective

deficient strength

• de·fi·cient·ly adverb

II. noun

Date: 1906

: one that is deficient

a mental deficient

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.