Deficient and Leaner

Deficient adjective - Lacking some necessary part.

Leaner and deficient are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Leaner" with "Deficient", this adjectives are similar.

Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently

Leaner noun - (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake.

Deficient and leaner are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deficient" instead an adjective "Leaner".