deficiently Synonyms

deficiently Meaning

deficiently

lacking in some necessary quality or element, a person or thing that is deficient, not up to a normal standard or complement (see complement entry 1 sense 1b(1)), not up to a normal standard or complement, having, relating to, or characterized by a genetic deletion, lacking something necessary for completeness

FAQs About the word deficiently

lacking in some necessary quality or element, a person or thing that is deficient, not up to a normal standard or complement (see complement entry 1 sense 1b(1)

poorly, badly, bad,inadequately, horribly, incorrectly, unsatisfactorily, unspeakably, dreadfully, awfully

well, nicely, fine, rightly, good, tolerably, all right, okay, correctly, appropriately

The student's writing was deficiently lacking in proper grammar and punctuation.

The doctor diagnosed the patient with a deficiently functioning immune system.

The company's customer service was deficiently unresponsive, leaving customers frustrated.

The software program contained deficiently coded modules, causing frequent crashes.