Definition of lacking

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

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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..
Slowenly :: Slowenly (a.) Characteristic of a solven; lacking neatness and order; evincing negligence; as, slovenly dress..
Cloudy :: Cloudy (n.) Lacking clearness, brightness, or luster..
Dim-sighted :: Dim-sighted (a.) Having dim sight; lacking perception.
Unskillful :: Unskillful (a.) Lacking discernment; injudicious; ignorant.
Deficient :: Deficient (a.) Wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective; imperfect; incomplete; lacking; as, deficient parts; deficient estate; deficient strength; deficient in judgment..
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.
Desolate :: Desolate (a.) Destitute of; lacking in.
Good :: Good (superl.) Not lacking or deficient; full; complete.
Polypoid :: Polypoid (a.) Like a polyp; having the nature of a polyp, but lacking the tentacles or other parts..
Empty :: Empty (superl.) Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy; as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb..
Bastard :: Bastard (n.) Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate; -- applied to things which resemble those which are genuine, but are really not so..
Clack :: Clack (v. t.) Anything that causes a clacking noise, as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve..
Short-handed :: Short-handed (a.) Short of, or lacking the regular number of, servants or helpers..
Faint :: Faint (superl.) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst..
Black :: Black (a.) To make black and shining, as boots or a stove, by applying blacking and then polishing with a brush..
Blacking :: Blacking (n.) The act or process of making black.
Gaseous :: Gaseous (a.) Lacking substance or solidity; tenuous.
Flat :: Flat (superl.) Lacking liveliness of commercial exchange and dealings; depressed; dull; as, the market is flat..
Staminate :: Staminate (a.) Having stamens, but lacking pistils..
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