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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•fi•cient /dɪˈfɪʃənt/USA pronunciation adj. - relating to or marked by deficiency:deficient in math skills.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•fi•cient (di fish′ənt),USA pronunciation adj. - lacking some element or characteristic;
defective:deficient in taste. - insufficient;
inadequate:deficient knowledge.
n. - a person who is deficient, esp. one who is mentally defective.
- Latin dēficient- (stem of dēficiēns, present participle of dēficere to fail, run short, lack, weaken), equivalent. to dē- de- + fic-, combining form of facere to make, do1 + thematic -i- + -ent- -ent
- 1575–85
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