DEFICIENT


Meaning of DEFICIENT in English

adj.

VERBS

▪ be , prove

▪ become

ADVERB

▪ gravely , sadly ( esp. BrE ), seriously , severely , woefully

An educational system which fails to teach basic arithmetic is seriously ~.

▪ slightly

▪ intellectually , mentally

PREPOSITION

▪ in

Their food is ~ in iron.

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