Deficient and Waning

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Deficient adjective - Lacking some necessary part.

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

Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently

Waning adjective - (of the Moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases.

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Deficient and waning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deficient" instead an adjective "Waning".

Nearby Words: wane, waned

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