Definition of lacking

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Lacking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lac.

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Precipitate :: Precipitate (a.) Lacking due deliberation or care; hurried; said or done before the time; as, a precipitate measure..
Blackball :: Blackball (n.) A composition for blacking shoes, boots, etc.; also, one for taking impressions of engraved work..
Blacking :: Blacking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blac.
Unartful :: Unartful (a.) Lacking art or skill; artless.
Springal :: Spring (v. i.) A line led from a vessel's quarter to her cable so that by tightening or slacking it she can be made to lie in any desired position; a line led diagonally from the bow or stern of a vessel to some point upon the wharf to which she is moored.
Bold-faced :: Bold-faced (a.) Somewhat impudent; lacking modesty; as, a bold-faced woman..
Faint :: Faint (superl.) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst..
Remiss :: Remiss (a.) Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or prompt in fulfilling engagements; negligent; careless; tardy; behindhand; lagging; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow..
Short-handed :: Short-handed (a.) Short of, or lacking the regular number of, servants or helpers..
Harsh :: Harsh (a.) Having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony..
Desolate :: Desolate (a.) Destitute of; lacking in.
Bastard :: Bastard (n.) Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate; -- applied to things which resemble those which are genuine, but are really not so..
Disable :: Disable (a.) Lacking ability; unable.
Empty :: Empty (superl.) Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb..
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..
Cool :: Cool (superl.) Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness.
Blackball :: Blackball (v. t.) To blacken (leather, shoes, etc.) with blacking..
Konze :: Konze (n.) A large African antelope (Alcelaphus Lichtensteini), allied to the hartbeest, but having shorter and flatter horns, and lacking a black patch on the face..
Blank :: Blank (a.) Lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.; expressionless; vacant..
Tenuous :: Tenuous (a.) Lacking substance, as a tenuous argument..
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