deficient

English

/dɪˈfɪʃənt/

adj
Definitions
  • Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
  • Insufficient or inadequate in amount.
  • (mathematics) Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors .

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰeh₁-

Gloss

put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

哺

Emoji

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