lacking adj

1 not existing; "innovation has been sadly lacking"; "character development is missing from the book" [syn: lacking(p), missing, nonexistent, wanting(a)]

2 inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting" [syn: deficient, lacking(p), wanting(p)]

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lacking

1. present participle of lack

To lack something is to not have it.

Lack can also refer to:

• David Lack (1910-1973), a British ornithologist and biologist.
• Lack Township, Pennsylvania.
• Lack, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
• Lack (manque)

See also

• Lakh, a term in India for 100000(105).

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