Deficient and Inordinate

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Deficient adjective - Lacking some necessary part.

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Inordinate is an antonym for deficient.

Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently

Inordinate adjective - Going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount.

Usage example: an inordinate number of complaints about the slow pace of snow removal around the city

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Deficient is an antonym for inordinate.

Nearby Word: inordinately

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