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Best answers for Deficient – Crossword Clue


Answer: lacking


Clue Length Answer
Deficient3 lettersshy
  1. Definition: 1. start suddenly, as from fright

Deficient4 lettersropy
  1. Definition: 1. (British informal) very poor in quality; "ropey food"; "a ropey performance"

Deficient4 lettersthin
  1. Definition: 1. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"

Deficient5 lettersbrief
  1. Definition: 1. give essential information to someone; "The reporters were briefed about the President's plan to invade"

Deficient5 letterssmall
  1. Definition: 1. not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"

Deficient5 lettersminus
  1. Definition: 1. involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors"

Deficient5 lettersscant
  1. Definition: 1. work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially

Deficient5 lettersshort
  1. Definition: 1. create a short circuit in

Deficient6 lettersuneven
  1. Definition: 1. lacking consistency; "the golfer hit the ball well but his putting was spotty"

Deficient6 lettersscanty
  1. Definition: 1. short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)

Deficient6 letterssloppy
  1. Definition: 1. not fitting closely; hanging loosely; "baggy trousers"; "a loose-fitting blouse is comfortable in hot weather"

Deficient6 lettersskimpy
  1. Definition: 1. containing little excess; "a lean budget"; "a skimpy allowance"

Deficient6 lettersscarce
  1. Definition: 1. only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats

Deficient6 lettersfaulty
  1. Definition: 1. having a defect; "I returned the appliance because it was defective"

Deficient6 lettersuntidy
  1. Definition: 1. not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money"

Deficient6 lettersvacant
  1. Definition: 1. without an occupant or incumbent; "the throne is never vacant"

Deficient7 lettersscrappy
  1. Definition: 1. full of fighting spirit; "a scrappy admiral"

Deficient7 letterssketchy
  1. Definition: 1. giving only major points; lacking completeness; "a sketchy account"; "details of the plan remain sketchy"

Deficient7 lettersslender
  1. Definition: 1. being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross the street"

Deficient7 letterswanting

    Deficient7 letterstrivial
    1. Definition: 1. concerned with trivialities; "a trivial young woman"; "a trivial mind"

    Deficient7 lettersunsound
    1. Definition: 1. of e.g. advice

    Deficient7 letterslacking
    1. Definition: 1. be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewelry box!"

    Deficient7 lettersscrimpy
    1. Definition: 1. deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"

    Deficient8 lettersslipshod
    1. Definition: 1. marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship"

    Deficient8 lettersshort-of

      Deficient8 lettersindigent
      1. Definition: 1. poor enough to need help from others

      Deficient8 letterssluttish

        Deficient8 lettersslovenly

          Deficient10 lettersinadequate
          1. Definition: 1. lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task"

          Deficient10 lettersunskillful

            Deficient10 lettersunfinished
            1. Definition: 1. not brought to an end or conclusion; "unfinished business"; "the building is still unfinished"

            Deficient11 letterspromiscuous
            1. Definition: 1. casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior; "her easy virtue"; "he was told to avoid loose (or light) women"; "wanton behavior"

            Deficient11 lettersundeveloped
            1. Definition: 1. not developed; "courses in interior design were rare and undeveloped"; "undeveloped social awareness"

            Deficient11 lettersunperfected

              Deficient11 lettersunqualified

                Deficient12 lettersunsatisfying

                  Deficient14 lettersunsatisfactory

                    Deficient14 lettersunderdeveloped


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