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   wanting

   /ˈwɒntɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. lacking in a required or necessary quality: "they weren't wanting in confidence" Similar deficientinadequatelackinginsufficientimperfectnot up to standard/parnot good enoughdisappointingunsatisfyingunacceptablenot acceptablenot up to expectationsleaving much to be desiredflawedfaultydefectiveimpairedunsoundsubstandardinferiorsecond-ratepoorshabbyshoddypatchysketchylimitedrestrictedincompleteunfinishedunpolishedunrefinedinformal:not much copwithoutlackingdevoid ofbereft ofbankrupt ofdestitute ofempty ofdeprived offree from/ofin need ofdeficient inlow onshort oninformal:minussansOpposite sufficientacceptable
   • ▪ not existing; absent: "mandibles are wanting in many of these insects" Similar absentmissinglackingnot therenot presentnon-existentnot to be foundunavailableshortOpposite present
   • ▪ deficient in intelligence.

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   What does wanting mean?

   • wanting (in something) not having enough of something synonym lacking The students were certainly not wanting in enthusiasm. Want to learn more? wanting (in something) not good enough This explanation is wanting in many respects. The new system was tried and found wanting. Definition of wanting adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What does the word 'want' mean?

   • Several aspects of his performance were sadly wanting. Apart from that, "want" with its usual meaning is normally a stative verb: in other words, it suggests a "general property" rather than the types of 'punctual' meaning that would usually warrant progressive tenses.

   What's the difference between "I want" and "I am wanting"?

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   What does it mean if you find someone wanting?

   • If you find something or someone wanting, they are not of as high a standard as you think they should be. He analysed his game and found it wanting. Eleanor was scrutinized, too, and often found wanting. He is wanting in moral constraints. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3.

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   What is the difference between wanting and minus?

   • 1. lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting. 2. deficient in some part or respect: to be wanting in courtesy. prep. 3. lacking; without: a box wanting a lid. 4. less; minus: a century wanting three years. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc.

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   Definition of 'wanting' wanting. (wɒntɪŋ ) adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you find something or someone wanting, they are not of as high a standard as you think they should be. He analysed his game and found it wanting. Eleanor was scrutinized, too, and often found wanting. He is wanting in moral constraints. [Also + in]

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