Deficient and Occasional

Deficient

Deficient adjective - Lacking some necessary part.

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

Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently

Occasional

Occasional adjective - Lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence.

Deficient and occasional are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deficient" instead an adjective "Occasional".

Nearby Words: occasion, occasionally, occasioned, occasionalism
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