Deficient and Dreadful

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Deficient adjective - Falling short of a standard.

Usage example: woefully deficient eyesight kept him out of military service

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

Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently

Dreadful adjective - Causing fear.

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Deficient and dreadful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deficient" instead an adjective "Dreadful".

Nearby Words: dread, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading

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