Lacking
/ˈlækɪŋ/ adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The absence of something that is desirable or otherwise ought to be present.
"Cagliostro, however, whatever his moral lackings, did not lack spirit; he was not the man to succumb to this kind of coercion."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of lack form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc).
"This cheese is lacking in pungency."
Adjective
- 1 inadequate in amount or degree wordnet
- 2 nonexistent wordnet
Example
More examples"Great scholar as he is, he is lacking in common sense."