Deficient and Faulty

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Deficient

Deficient adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: woefully deficient eyesight kept him out of military service
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Faulty is a synonym for deficient in defective topic. In some cases you can use "Faulty" instead an adjective "Deficient", when it comes to topics like unsatisfactory, imperfect. popular alternative
Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently

Faulty

Faulty adjective - Having a fault.
Usage example: the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring
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Deficient is a synonym for faulty in defective topic. You can use "Deficient" instead an adjective "Faulty", if it concerns topics such as unsatisfactory, incorrect. popular alternative
Nearby Words: fault, faultless, faulted, faulting, faultily

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