Deficient and Reduced

Deficient

Deficient adjective - Lacking some necessary part.

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

Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently

Reduced

Reduced adjective - Made less in size or amount or degree.

Deficient and reduced are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deficient" instead an adjective "Reduced".

Nearby Words: reduce, reducing, reducible
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