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deficiently

Variant of deficient

adjective

lacking in some essential; incomplete; defective
inadequate in amount, quality, or degree; not sufficient

Origin: L deficiens: see deficiency

noun

a deficient person or thing

Related Forms:

deficiently adverb

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