lacking

Definitions

1. 1

   present participle and gerund of lack

2. 2

   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.
3. 3

   Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc).

   • This cheese is lacking in pungency.
   • The team was lacking in stamina and lost the match decidedly.
   • A few of the pieces of this jigsaw puzzle are lacking.

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