deficiently

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UK/dɪˈfɪʃəntli/

adverb

In a deficient manner.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

adverbdeficiently (comparative more deficiently, superlative most deficiently)

comparative more deficiently · superlative most deficiently

  1. In a deficient manner.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

deficiently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deficiently

MLA

“deficiently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deficiently. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deficiently,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deficiently.

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