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Deficient vs Sparing - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between deficient and sparing

is that deficient is lacking something essential; often construed with in'' while sparing is prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal.

As a verb sparing is

present participle of lang=en.

deficient

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Lacking something essential; often construed with'' in .
  • Insufficient or inadequate in amount.

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    * defect * defection * defective * defector * deficiency * deficit

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    sparing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal

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