1 : inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"
2 : of insufficient quantity to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"; "the jejune diets of the very poor"
adjectif
1 : of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
2 : deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
