Deficient, inadequate Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Deficient, inadequate last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SCANTY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCANTY Deficient, inadequate (6) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 23, 2018
8% LACK Deficiency (4) USA Today Sep 4, 2025
8% INSUFFICIENT Inadequate or deficient (12) Mirror Classic May 5, 2024
7% SCURVY Vitamin C deficiency (6) The Times Concise Aug 13, 2025
7% SHORT Deficient spirit (5) (5)
6% JOBLESS Like a deficient Old Testament reprint recently dismissed? (7) The Telegraph Toughie Aug 7, 2025
6% EATS Repast is oddly deficient in food (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 6, 2025
6% CLOSETHEGAP Make up the deficiency with a denture perhaps (11)
6% NIGHTBLINDNESS Nocturnal sight deficiency (5,9) (14)
6% SKIMP Briefly look at page, and do it inadequately (5) (5)

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