Bible Dictionaries
Deficient

Webster's Dictionary

(a.) Wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective; imperfect; incomplete; lacking; as, deficient parts; deficient estate; deficient strength; deficient in judgment.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Deficient'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/deficient.html. 1828.