The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word SHY , but the solution may also be POOR which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in Newsday).
Deficient crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHY | 44 % | 3 |
| POOR | 17 % | 4 |
| SCANT | 11 % | 5 |
| MEAGRE | 6 % | 6 |
| LACKING | 6 % | 7 |
| AMISS | 6 % | 5 |
| INADEQUATE | 6 % | 10 |
| WANTING | 6 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Deficient
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- insufficient
- inadequate
- poor
- lacking
- substandard
- scarce
- inferior
- scant
- skimpy
- shy
- nonstandard
- depleted
Crossword Answer definitions
SHY noun- An act of throwing.
- A place for throwing.
- A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
- In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.
- To avoid due to timidness or caution.
- To jump back in fear.
- To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling
- Easily frightened; timid.
- Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
- Cautious; wary; suspicious.
- Short, insufficient or less than.
- Embarrassed.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SHY
- Bashful
- Short
- " ... twice __."
- Not at all outgoing
- Unlikely to mix
- Averse to first moves
- Retiring
- Tending to shrink
- Like a wallflower
- Owing
More clues leading to the result POOR
- Down-and-out
- Not so hot
- Badly off
- Hardly worth a D
- Lacking in value
- Less than good
- Standard's partner
- Far from the 1%
- Low-quality
- Second-rate
More clues leading to the result SCANT
- Meager
- Barely adequate
- Barely sufficient
- Marginally enough
- Mere
- Barely enough
- Few and far between
- Grudging, as attention
- Limited
- In short supply
More clues leading to the result MEAGRE
- Scanty, in Ottawa
- Scanty, in Nova Scotia
- Scanty, in Sussex
- Thin, on the Thames
- Hardly sufficient, in England
- Lacking richness.
- Scanty.
- Deficient in quantity.
- Destitute of richness.
- Deficient.
More clues leading to the result LACKING
More clues leading to the result AMISS
- Imperfectly
- Not according to plan
- Out of order
- Wrong
- Imperfect
- Out of proper order
- Awry
- Off the mark
- Gone wrong
- Off