adj satadj.allinadequate in amount or degreeSynset:lacking wanting
Examples:- a deficient education
- deficient in common sense
- lacking in stamina
- tested and found wanting
Antonyms:adequate
Derivationally Related Form:deficiency
Inherited Hypernyms:deficient
Similar to:inadequate unequal
adjadj.allof a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirementAttributes:quantity
Synset:insufficient
Antonyms:sufficient
Derivationally Related Form:deficiencyinsufficiency
Inherited Hypernyms:insufficient
Similar to:depleted low inadequate jejune poor short lean skimpy light scant short shy
See also:meager meagerly meagre scrimpy stingy
adj satadj.allfalling short of some prescribed normSynset:inferior substandard
Antonyms:standard
Derivationally Related Form:inferioritydeficiency
Inherited Hypernyms:deficient
Similar to:nonstandard