lacking

• IPA^(key): /ˈlækɪŋ/

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lacking

1. present participle and gerund of lack

lacking (plural lackings)

1. The absence of something that is desirable or otherwise ought to be present.

   Synonym: lack

   Hypernym: absence

   • 1914, Sax Rohmer, The Romance of Sorcery:

     Cagliostro, however, whatever his moral lackings, did not lack spirit; he was not the man to succumb to this kind of coercion.

lacking (comparative more lacking, superlative most lacking)

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

   Hypernym: absent

   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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