lacking

lack-ing · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Not available or present; deficient.

  2. 2.

    Not having enough of a quality or attribute.

  3. 3.

    (verb, present participle) Being without or deficient in.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    be found lacking — To be judged as inadequate or insufficient.
  • •
    lacking in — Deficient in a particular quality.

Related words

Antonyms: abundant, present, sufficient
See also: deficient, lack, lacked, lacks
Synonyms: absent, deficient, missing, wanting

Etymology

Present participle of lack, from Middle English lakken, from Middle Dutch laken ("to be deficient").