lacking
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lacking
- /ˈlækɪŋ/
verb
- present participle and gerund of lack
noun lackings
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The absence of something that is desirable or otherwise ought to be present.
Cagliostro, however, whatever his moral lackings, did not lack spirit; he was not the man to succumb to this kind of coercion.
Similar: lack
adjective more lacking · most lacking
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Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc).
This cheese is lacking in pungency.
Similar: absent, awanting, bereft of, deficient of, deprived of, destitute of, devoid of, lacking, leer, poor in, robbed of, shorn of
Opposite: present
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: inadequate, deficient, nonexistent, missing, absent, wanting, insufficient, devoid, inexistent, non-existent, defective, not, poor, flawed, failing, absence
adjective
Opposite: present
Translations
Every language
adj missing or not having enough of something
| Español | falto/carente/carenciado [with de] |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | いまいち imaichi |
| 中文 | 不足 bùzú, 缺乏 quēfá, 欠缺 qiànquē |
| Português | desprovido |
| Français | dépourvu |
| Deutsch | but see -los (-less), mangeln, mangelhaft |
| Italiano | sprovvisto |
| Ελληνικά | ελλιπής ellipís, ανεπαρκής aneparkís |
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