Nothing, indeed, could be plainer than the fact that women, as a class, are sadly deficient in the small expertness of men as a class.

They had gazillions of dollars, but the one area in which they were sadly deficient was pedigree.

I've got a great kitchen, but I'm sadly deficient in some of these home ec details.

You must have found our library sadly deficient.

The report also said state regulation of home day-care services was sadly deficient.

Its studios, built for radio broadcasting in 1933, were sadly deficient.

Patrician-looking young lady but sadly deficient in patrician sang-froid.

The enemy was sadly deficient in supplies and badly worn down.

The state of the priesthood in France at that time was sadly deficient.

The Vellant'im had done very well with the latter, but were sadly deficient in the former.