be+lacking

  • 61lacking — lack|ing [ˈlækıŋ] adj [not before noun] 1.) not having enough of something or any of it lacking in ▪ He was lacking in confidence . ▪ She seems to be entirely lacking in intelligence. ▪ The new designs have all been found lacking in some… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 62lacking — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, seem ▪ Her life felt lacking in direction and purpose. ▪ find sth ▪ an area of policy where the government has been found seriously lacking …

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  • 63lacking — adj. 1) badly, completely, sadly, totally, utterly lacking 2) lacking in (lacking in common sense) * * * [ lækɪŋ] completely sadly totally utterly lacking badly lacking in (lacking in common sense) …

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  • 64lacking — adjective (not before noun) 1 be lacking in to not have enough of something such as a quality or skill: She seems to be sadly lacking in tact. 2 if something that you need is lacking, you do not have it: Financial backing for the project is still …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 65lacking — [[t]l akɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, usu ADJ in n If something or someone is lacking in a particular quality, they do not have any of it or enough of it. → See also lack ...if your hair is lacking in lustre and feeling dry... She felt nervous …

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  • 66lacking — [ˈlækɪŋ] adj if something is lacking, there is none of it, or not enough of it Concern for passenger safety has been sadly lacking.[/ex] She seems to be lacking in common sense.[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 67lacking — /lak ing/, prep. 1. being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn t undertake the research project. adj. 2. wanting; deficient: He was found lacking in stamina. [1350 1400; ME; see LACK, ING2] * * * …

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  • 68lacking — adj. 1 absent or deficient (money was lacking; is lacking in determination). 2 colloq. deficient in intellect; mentally subnormal …

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  • 69Lacking — Lack Lack, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lacked} (l[a^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lacking}.] 1. To blame; to find fault with. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Love them and lakke them not. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] 2. To be without or destitute of; to want; to need.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 70lacking — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. needed, deprived of, missing; see wanting . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Lacking an essential element: defective, deficient, incomplete, wanting. See BETTER, EXCESS. 2. Deficient in a usual or needed amount:… …

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