Deficient and Wasteful

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Deficient adjective - Lacking some necessary part.

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

Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently

Wasteful adjective - Given to spending money freely or foolishly.

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Deficient and wasteful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deficient" instead an adjective "Wasteful".

Nearby Words: waste, wasted, wasting, wastage, wastefulness

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