lacking
1. inadequate in amount or degree (Freq. 4) - a deficient education - deficient in common sense - lacking in stamina - tested and found wanting • Syn: deficient, wanting • Similar to: inadequate, unequal • Derivationally related forms: deficiency (for: deficient) 2. nonexistent - the thumb is absent - her appetite was lacking • Syn: absent, missing, wanting • Similar to: nonexistent
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