Definition of lacking

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

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Unsubstantial :: Unsubstantial (a.) Lacking in matter or substance; visionary; chimerical.
Unskillful :: Unskillful (a.) Lacking discernment; injudicious; ignorant.
Cool :: Cool (superl.) Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth; producing or promoting coolness.
Vulgar :: Vulgar (a.) Hence, lacking cultivation or refinement; rustic; boorish; also, offensive to good taste or refined feelings; low; coarse; mean; base; as, vulgar men, minds, language, or manners..
Enervous :: Enervous (a.) Lacking nerve or force; enervated.
Thoughtless :: Thoughtless (adv.) Lacking thought; careless; inconsiderate; rash; as, a thoughtless person, or act..
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..
Precipitate :: Precipitate (a.) Lacking due deliberation or care; hurried; said or done before the time; as, a precipitate measure..
Rough :: Rough (n.) Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or polish..
Want :: Want (v. i.) To be absent; to be deficient or lacking; to fail; not to be sufficient; to fall or come short; to lack; -- often used impersonally with of; as, it wants ten minutes of four..
Edentata :: Edentata (n. pl.) An order of mammals including the armadillos, sloths, and anteaters; -- called also Bruta. The incisor teeth are rarely developed, and in some groups all the teeth are lacking..
Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Lacking ability for an appropriate function or office; as, weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak magistrate; a weak regiment, or army..
Faint :: Faint (superl.) Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible; weak; as, a faint color, or sound..
Defective :: Defective (a.) Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or conjugation; as, a defective noun or verb..
Slacking :: Slacking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slacke.
Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor; spiritless; as, a weak king or magistrate..
Polypoid :: Polypoid (a.) Like a polyp; having the nature of a polyp, but lacking the tentacles or other parts..
Cloudy :: Cloudy (n.) Lacking clearness, brightness, or luster..
Juiceless :: Juiceless (a.) Lacking juice; dry.
Jejune :: Jejune (a.) Lacking matter; empty; void of substance.
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