Deficient and Plentiful

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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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Plentiful is an antonym for deficient.

Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently

Plentiful adjective - Being more than enough without being excessive.

Usage example: a plentiful amount of strawberries that will be more than enough for a couple of pies

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Deficient is an antonym for plentiful in abundant topic.

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