Deficient and Mere

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Deficient adjective - Not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need.

Usage example: too deficient in common sense to be trusted to stay by himself

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

Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently

Mere adjective - Being this and no more.

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Deficient and mere are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deficient" instead an adjective "Mere".

Nearby Word: merely

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