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Meanings of sadly deficient in English

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Usage of sadly deficient in English
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The new governor was sadly deficient in his knowledge of the Indian temperament.
Crusaders of New France / A Chronicle of the Fleur-de-Lis in the...
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Yes, but he was sadly deficient in the jewelers rouge department.
The Great Book of Amber
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Our Mr. Oldbuck, of Oxney Colne, was sadly deficient in these.
The Parson's Daughter of Oxney Colne
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But he was nevertheless sadly deficient, as may well be supposed.
Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman
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His atmosphere was sadly deficient in life-giving oxygen, and much vitiated by gunpowder smoke.
Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines
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And adds, "I have been sadly deficient in... patience, and filial obedience."
Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman
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They are sadly deficient in good manners and reverence.
Uncle Max
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And alas, her message was sadly deficient, she found.
The Right Knock / A Story
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However this may be, real working classes; but in practicability and inventiveness the Oriental is sadly deficient.
Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume I / From San Francisco to...
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I think the wretches odiously dirty, and judging from appearances, I should say sadly deficient in comforts.
Homeward Bound; Or, the Chase: A Tale of the Sea
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To Jarl, no similar question was put; for he was sadly deficient in a taste for the picturesque.
Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I
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The darkness and penetrating chill of the English winter tried her, and this year her recuperative powers seemed sadly deficient.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
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Most men of strong points are sadly deficient in other and essential traits needed to constitute a well-biased, grandly-rounded life.
The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 5, February, 1885
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Distinguish yourself in that noble branch of abstract science in which, you cannot but acknowledge, you are at present sadly deficient.
Stories by American Authors, Volume 5
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Orange was fully aware of the position of both places, but he was, as usual, sadly deficient in men and means.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 19: 1572-73
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A girl must be sadly deficient in sense if she loves a weak, bad, disreputable man, or a vulgar, ignorant one.
An Original Belle
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