deficient vs dicky

deficient

adj
  • Lacking something essential; often construed with in. 

  • Insufficient or inadequate in amount. 

  • Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors σ(n)<2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper divisors (or aliquot sum) s(n). 

noun
  • A person who is deficient. 

dicky

adj
  • doubtful, troublesome; in poor condition 

  • like a dick, foolish or obnoxious 

noun
  • A leather apron for a gig, etc. 

  • The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car. 

  • A louse. 

  • Dicky dirt = a shirt, meaning a shirt with a collar. 

  • A haddock. 

  • A small bird; a dicky-bird. 

  • An insignificant sound or thing; dicky-bird. 

  • A detachable shirt front, collar or bib. 

  • A pilot. 

  • A hedge sparrow. 

  • A donkey. 

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