亚洲网紅露点

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deficient

[ dih-fish-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. lacking some element or characteristic; defective:

    deficient in taste.

  2. insufficient; inadequate:

    deficient knowledge.



noun

  1. a person who is deficient, especially one who is mentally defective.

deficient

/ 诲瑟藞蹿瑟蕛蓹苍迟 /

adjective

  1. lacking some essential; incomplete; defective
  2. inadequate in quantity or supply; insufficient
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 诲别藞蹿颈肠颈别苍迟濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 诲别路蹿颈顎僣颈别苍迟路濒测 adverb
  • 苍辞苍顎卍别路蹿颈顎僣颈别苍迟 adjective
  • non顎吇灞鹇反诰鳖僣颈别苍迟路濒测 adverb
  • 辫谤别顎卍别路蹿颈顎僣颈别苍迟 adjective
  • pre顎吇灞鹇反诰鳖僣颈别苍迟路濒测 adverb
  • 耻苍顎卍别路蹿颈顎僣颈别苍迟 adjective
  • un顎吇灞鹇反诰鳖僣颈别苍迟路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of deficient1

First recorded in 1575鈥85; from Latin 诲脓蹿颈肠颈别苍迟-, stem of 诲脓蹿颈肠颈脓苍蝉 鈥渇ailing,鈥 present participle of 诲脓蹿颈肠别谤别 鈥渢o fail, run short, lack, weaken,鈥 from 诲脓- de- + ficere, combining form of facere 鈥渢o do, make鈥 ( do 1 )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of deficient1

C16: from Latin 诲脓蹿颈肠颈脓苍蝉 lacking, from 诲脓蹿颈肠别谤别 to fall short; see defect
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Example Sentences

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Vitamin A - a nutrient found in cod liver oil - is sometimes offered as a part of a treatment for measles, especially if someone is deficient, Dr Cook said.

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Being deficient may impair the immune system, but for the vast majority there is little to be gained from having extra.

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Edison said it blames the damage and deaths caused by the Montecito debris flows on 鈥渋nadequate governmental flood control infrastructure and deficient evacuation communications.鈥

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The review offered on Saturday is based on "low confidence" which means the intelligence supporting it is deficient, inconclusive or contradictory.

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More than 40% of adult Americans are deficient in vitamin D. Low levels are linked to fatigue, bone pain, muscle weakness, mood disorders and cognitive decline.

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