Deficient and Paltry

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Deficient adjective - Falling short of a standard.

Usage example: woefully deficient eyesight kept him out of military service

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Paltry is a synonym for deficient. In some cases you can use "Paltry" instead an adjective "Deficient".

Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently

Paltry adjective - Falling short of a standard.

Usage example: the hotel's shabby, outdated exercise room was its paltry attempt at a health spa

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Deficient is a synonym for paltry. Sometimes you can use "Deficient" instead an adjective "Paltry".

Nearby Word: paltriness

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