1. deficient
Tom's diet is deficient in protein.
Excuse me, my tool set is deficient.
An auditor is not allowed to provide a deficient report.
A diet deficient in vitamin B12 may cause anemia and nerve damage.
But it’s quite hard not to feel a bit deficient in the Department of Brain Cells, growing up next to a younger sister who was not just moved up a year into my class, but then to the year above.
His theory is deficient in several respects.
I'm deficient in calcium.
And when a mind is too deficient in understanding, the resulting gap is often filled with resentment.
It identified 16 countries as having deficient information-sharing practices and presenting national security concerns,
The young engineer was deficient in experience.