Deficient and Fake

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

Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently

Fake adjective - Being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials.

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Deficient and fake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deficient" instead an adjective "Fake".

Nearby Words: faked, faking, faker

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