Deficient
[adj] inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"
[adj] falling short of some prescribed norm; "substandard housing"
[adj] of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"
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Synonyms
depleted, inadequate, inferior, insufficient, lacking(p), lean, light, low, nonstandard, poor, scant(p), scarce, short, shy(p), skimpy, substandard, too little, wanting(p)
Related Terms
adulterated, amiss, arrested, bad, base, blemished, botched, bungling, callow, clumsy, damaged, defective, embryonic, erroneous, failing, fallible, faulty, flawed, found wanting, half-assed, haphazard, hit-and-miss, hit-or-miss, hypoplastic, immature, imp