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Short :: Short (superl.) Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied; scantily furnished; lacking; not coming up to a resonable, or the ordinary, standard; -- usually with of; as, to be short of money..

Harvestless :: Harvestless (a.) Without harvest; lacking in crops; barren.

Unsubstantial :: Unsubstantial (a.) Lacking in matter or substance; visionary; chimerical.

Half-hearted :: Half-hearted (a.) Lacking zeal or courage; lukewarm.

Defective :: Defective (a.) Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or account; a defective character; defective rules..

Good :: Good (superl.) Not lacking or deficient; full; complete.

Flat :: Flat (superl.) Lacking liveliness of commercial exchange and dealings; depressed; dull; as, the market is flat..

Clacking :: Clacking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clac.

Dead :: Dead (a.) Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc..

Enervous :: Enervous (a.) Lacking nerve or force; enervated.

Scrappy :: Scrappy (a.) Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency; as, a scrappy lecture..

Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Lacking in elements of political strength; not wielding or having authority or energy; deficient in the resources that are essential to a ruler or nation; as, a weak monarch; a weak government or state..

Washy :: Washy (a.) Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble; as, washy tea; washy resolutions..

Anacoluthic :: Anacoluthic (a.) Lacking grammatical sequence.

Truncated :: Truncated (a.) Lacking the apex; -- said of certain spiral shells in which the apex naturally drops off.

Complete :: Complete (a.) Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate.

Counterpart :: Counterpart (n.) A thing may be applied to another thing so as to fit perfectly, as a seal to its impression; hence, a thing which is adapted to another thing, or which supplements it; that which serves to complete or complement anything; hence, a person or thing having qualities lacking in another; an opposite..

Destitute :: Destitute (a.) Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary, or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; -- often followed by of..

Languageless :: Languageless (a.) Lacking or wanting language; speechless; silent.

Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor; spiritless; as, a weak king or magistrate..

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