wanting

wanting
adj
1. in want of, lacking, needing, in need of, short or short of, Inf. shy; absent, missing, out of, destitute of, empty of, void of, devoid of, deprived of, bereft of, bankrupt of, unpossessed of, shorn of, stripped of, divested of.
2. deficient, incomplete, limited, unfinished, partial, sketchy, patchy; imperfect, defective, flawed, faulty, unsound, damaged, impaired; inferior, mediocre, so-so, Inf. leaving something to be desired, second-rate; inadequate, incommensurate, unsatisfactory, unacceptable, not good enough, not up to par, not up to snuff; disappointing, poor, sorry, Inf. no-good, bad, Sl. lousy, Sl. crummy, careless, shoddy, shabby, sloppy, half-baked, Sl. half-assed.
prep
3. lacking, without, sans; less, minus.

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