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Shorten :: Shorten (a.) To make deficient (as to); to deprive; -- with of.

Sneaking :: Sneaking (a.) Marked by cowardly concealment; deficient in openness and courage; underhand; mean; crouching.

Inadequate :: Inadequate (a.) Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc..

Spanaemia :: Spanaemia (n.) A condition of impoverishment of the blood; a morbid state in which the red corpuscles, or other important elements of the blood, are deficient..

Unmanned :: Unmanned (a.) Deprived of manly qualities; deficient in vigor, strength, courage, etc.; weak; effeminate..

Dry :: Dry (superl.) Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said especially: (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist..

Blockish :: Blockish (a.) Like a block; deficient in understanding; stupid; dull.

Unaccomplished :: Unaccomplished (a.) Not accomplished or performed; unfinished; also, deficient in accomplishment; unrefined..

Good :: Good (superl.) Not lacking or deficient; full; complete.

Entire :: Entire (a.) Complete in all parts; undivided; undiminished; whole; full and perfect; not deficient; as, the entire control of a business; entire confidence, ignorance..

Tare :: Tare (n.) Deficientcy in the weight or quantity of goods by reason of the weight of the cask, bag, or whatever contains the commodity, and is weighed with it; hence, the allowance or abatement of a certain weight or quantity which the seller makes to the buyer on account of the weight of such cask, bag, etc..

Wanting :: Wanting (a.) Absent; lacking; missing; also, deficient; destitute; needy; as, one of the twelve is wanting; I shall not be wanting in exertion..

Timorous :: Timorous (a.) Fearful of danger; timid; deficient in courage.

Passive :: Passive (a.) Designating certain morbid conditions, as hemorrhage or dropsy, characterized by relaxation of the vessels and tissues, with deficient vitality and lack of reaction in the affected tissues..

Defective :: Defective (a.) Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or account; a defective character; defective rules..

Destituent :: Destituent (a.) Deficient; wanting; as, a destituent condition..

Indeficient :: Indeficient (a.) Not deficient; full.

Gothamist :: Gothamist (n.) A wiseacre; a person deficient in wisdom; -- so called from Gotham, in Nottinghamshire, England, noted for some pleasant blunders..

Tame :: Tame (superl.) Deficient in spirit or animation; spiritless; dull; flat; insipid; as, a tame poem; tame scenery..

Low-spirited :: Low-spirited (a.) Deficient in animation and courage; dejected; depressed; not sprightly.

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