Bare and Deficient

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Bare adjective - Utterly lacking in something needed, wanted, or expected.

Usage example: the cupboard was bare of baking supplies

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Deficient and bare are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Deficient" instead an adjective "Bare".

Nearby Words: barely, bared, bareness

Deficient adjective - Not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need.

Usage example: too deficient in common sense to be trusted to stay by himself

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Bare and deficient are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bare" instead an adjective "Deficient".

Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently

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