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  • 41deficient — adj. 1 (usu. foll. by in) incomplete; not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient. 2 insufficient in quantity, force, etc. 3 (in full mentally deficient) incapable of adequate social or intellectual behaviour through imperfect mental… …

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  • 42Déficient intellectuel — Retard mental Le retard mental, ou handicap mental, est une déficience, à divers degrés, de l’intellect, des facultés mentales, de la perception et du comportement. Il peut être associé à d’autres troubles physiques ou mentaux ou survenir… …

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  • 43deficient number — Math. a positive number that is greater than the sum of all positive integers that are submultiples of it, as 10, which is greater than the sum of 1, 2, and 5. Also called defective number. Cf. abundant number, perfect number. [1720 30] * * * …

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  • 44deficient — adjective a) Lacking something essential; often construed with in. b) Insufficient or inadequate in amount. See Also: defect, defection, defective, defector …

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  • 45deficient — Synonyms and related words: 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,… …

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  • 46deficient — de|fi|ci|ent Mot Agut Nom masculí …

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  • 47deficient — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lacking, wanting, inadequate, insufficient, imperfect, incomplete. See inferiority, imperfection, insufficiency.Ant., adequate, ample. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Inadequate] Syn. insufficient,… …

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  • 48deficient — de fi·cient || nt adj. lacking, without; defective; absent …

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  • 49deficient year — shortest year in the Jewish calendar (containing 353 days) …

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  • 50deficient adj — MD n …

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