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deficiently

UK/dɪˈfɪʃəntli/

deficiently adverb: in a deficient manner.

Adverb

deficiently (comparative more deficiently, superlative most deficiently)

  1. In a deficient manner.

Forms of deficiently

comparativemore deficiently
superlativemost deficiently

Origin of deficiently

From deficient + -ly.

Questions about deficiently

What does deficiently mean?
Deficiently means in a deficient manner.
What part of speech is deficiently?
Deficiently is an adverb.
How do you pronounce deficiently?
Deficiently is pronounced /dɪˈfɪʃəntli/ (UK).

Words near deficiently in the dictionary

  1. deficiency letter
  2. deficient
  3. deficient number
  4. deficient numbers
  5. deficient-demand unemployment
  6. deficiently
  7. deficientness
  8. deficients
  9. deficit
  10. deficit budget
  11. deficit good

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