Deficient and Frail

Deficient

Deficient adjective - Lacking some necessary part.

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

Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently

Frail

Frail adjective - Easily broken.

Deficient and frail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deficient" instead an adjective "Frail".

Nearby Words: frailty, frailness
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