Deficient and Vicious

Deficient

Deficient adjective - Lacking some necessary part.

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

Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently

Vicious

Vicious adjective - Extreme in degree, power, or effect.

Deficient and vicious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deficient" instead an adjective "Vicious".

Nearby Word: viciously

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Monster / Western Animation An emotion-deficient fear-monger with nary a comedic quirk to his name, Robotnik proved one of the most vicious incarnations of Robotnik seen in the franchise.
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