Deficient and Witless

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Deficient adjective - Lacking some necessary part.

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

Nearby Words: deficiency, deficit, deficiently

Witless adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.

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Deficient and witless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deficient" instead an adjective "Witless".

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