de·fi·cient 
(dĭ-fĭshənt)
(dĭ-fĭshənt)adj.
1. Lacking an essential quality or element: deficient in common sense.
2. Inadequate in amount or degree; insufficient: a deficient education.
[Latin dēficiēns, dēficient-, present participle of dēficere, to fail, be wanting; see DEFECT.]
de·ficient n.
de·ficient·ly adv.
- Dow Jones Wilshire 5000
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- down and out
- down-at-heel
- down-at-the-heel
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- down at the heels
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- Down Eastern
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