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1. (adj.) wanting
lacking or absent:
a motor with some of the parts wanting.
2. wanting
deficient in some part or respect:
to be wanting in courtesy.
3. (prep.) wanting
lacking; without:
a box wanting a lid.
4. wanting
less; minus:
a century wanting three years.
Etymology: (1250–1300)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) lacking, absent, missing, wanting
nonexistent
"the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking"
2. (adj) deficient, lacking(p), wanting(p)
inadequate in amount or degree
"a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) wanting
absent; lacking; missing; also, deficient; destitute; needy; as, one of the twelve is wanting; I shall not be wanting in exertion
2. wanting
of Want
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