Brimming and Deficient

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Brimming adjective - Containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible.

Usage example: bins brimming with coffee beans from a wide array of tropical localities

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Deficient is an antonym for brimming.

Nearby Word: brimmed

Deficient adjective - Lacking some necessary part.

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Brimming is an antonym for deficient.

Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently

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