Deficient and Standard

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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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Standard is an antonym for deficient.

Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently

Standard adjective - Conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind.

Usage example: standard brands

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Deficient is an antonym for standard.

The hoods in South Dakota are mentally-deficient, even by the series standard.

Source: Video Game / Hitman: Absolution

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