Definition of wanting

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Wanting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wan.

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Cold :: Cold (n.) Wanting in power to excite; dull; uninteresting.
Fault :: Fault (n.) Anything that fails, that is wanting, or that impairs excellence; a failing; a defect; a blemish..
Bare :: Bare (a.) Destitute; indigent; empty; unfurnished or scantily furnished; -- used with of (rarely with in) before the thing wanting or taken away; as, a room bare of furniture..
Immodest :: Immodest (a.) Not modest; wanting in the reserve or restraint which decorum and decency require; indecent; indelicate; obscene; lewd; as, immodest persons, behavior, words, pictures, etc..
Scanty :: Scanty (a.) Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant.
Formless :: Formless (a.) Shapeless; without a determinate form; wanting regularity of shape.
Acephalous :: Acephalous (a.) Wanting the beginning.
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..
Languageless :: Languageless (a.) Lacking or wanting language; speechless; silent.
Gymnonoti :: Gymnonoti (n. pl.) The order of fishes which includes the Gymnotus or electrical eel. The dorsal fin is wanting.
Dishonorable :: Dishonorable (a.) Wanting in honor or esteem; disesteemed.
Glassy :: Glassy (a.) Dull; wanting life or fire; lackluster; -- said of the eyes.
Flabby :: Flabby (a.) Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; wanting firmness; flaccid; as, flabby flesh..
Awless :: Awless (a.) Wanting reverence; void of respectful fear.
Spiritless :: Spiritless (a.) Destitute of vigor; wanting life, courage, or fire..
Unkind :: Unkind (a.) Wanting in kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or the like; cruel; harsh; unjust; ungrateful..
Destituent :: Destituent (a.) Deficient; wanting; as, a destituent condition..
Homophyly :: Homophyly (n.) That form of homology due to common ancestry (phylogenetic homology), in opposition to homomorphy, to which genealogic basis is wanting..
Impudent :: Impudent (a.) Bold, with contempt or disregard; unblushingly forward; impertinent; wanting modesty; shameless; saucy..
Impotent :: Impotent (a.) Wanting the power of self-restraint; incontrolled; ungovernable; violent.
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