lacking

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlækɪŋ/
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Verb

lacking

  1. present participle and gerund of lack

Noun

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.

Translations

Adjective

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.

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