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Definition of Deficient
Deficient Deficient De*fi"cient, a. [L. deficiens, -entis, p. pr. of
deficere to be wanting. See Defect.]
Wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a
requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective;
imperfect; incomplete; lacking; as, deficient parts;
deficient estate; deficient strength; deficient in judgment.
The style was indeed deficient in ease and variety.
--Macaulay.
Deficient number. (Arith.) See under Abundant. --
De*fi"cient-ly, adv.