Deficient and Impaired

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Deficient adjective - Lacking some necessary part.

Usage example: a diet deficient in calcium can lead to weak bones

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Impaired is a synonym for deficient in imperfect topic. In some cases you can use "Impaired" instead an adjective "Deficient", when it comes to topics like defective, unsatisfactory.

Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently

Impaired adjective - Being under the influence of alcohol.

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Deficient is a synonym for impaired. You can use "Deficient" instead an adjective "Impaired".

Nearby Words: impairment, impairing

Politically Incorrect Villain: Park and the Lee twins, who routinely ridicule the hearing-impaired children in their care, and claim their physical disabilities cause them to be "mentally deficient" or "not like normal people".

Source: Film / The Crucible

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