- wanting (Adj.)
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wanting (Adj.)
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wanting — [adj] lacking, inadequate absent, away, bankrupt, bereft, burned out*, cooked*, cut off, defective, deficient, deprived, destitute, devoid, disappointing, empty, failing, faulty, gone, half baked*, imperfect, incomplete, in default, inferior,… … New thesaurus
wanting — [wän′tiŋ] adj. 1. absent; lacking; missing [a coat with some buttons wanting] 2. not up to some standard; inadequate in some essential [weighed and found wanting] prep. 1. lacking (something); without [a watch wanting a minute hand] 2. minus;… … English World dictionary
wanting — adj. deficient 1) wanting in 2) (misc.) to be found wanting * * * [ wɒntɪŋ] (misc.) to be found wanting [ deficient ] wanting in … Combinatory dictionary
wanting — adj. 1 lacking (in quality or quantity); deficient, not equal to requirements (wanting in judgement; the standard is sadly wanting). 2 absent, not supplied or provided. Phrases and idioms: be found wanting fail to meet requirements … Useful english dictionary
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.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
wanting — [[t]wɒ̱ntɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, oft ADJ in n 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… … English dictionary
wanting — /won ting, wawn /, adj. 1. lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting. 2. deficient in some part, thing, or respect: to be wanting in courtesy. prep. 3. lacking; without: a box wanting a lid. 4. less; minus: a century wanting three … Universalium
wanting — want|ing [ˈwɔntıŋ US ˈwo:n , ˈwa:n ] adj [not before noun] formal something that is wanting lacks or misses something that it needs or something that you expect it to have ▪ Their security procedures were found wanting . wanting in ▪ They were… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wanting — want•ing [[t]ˈwɒn tɪŋ, ˈwɔn [/t]] adj. 1) lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting[/ex] 2) deficient in some part or respect: to be wanting in courtesy[/ex] 3) lacking; without: a box wanting a lid[/ex] 4) less; minus: a century… … From formal English to slang
wanting — [ˈwɒntɪŋ] adj not as good as something should be UN peacekeeping forces were found wanting.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
wanting — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lacking, missing, absent. See absence. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Deficient] Syn. destitute, poor, in default of, deprived of, denuded of, bereft of, devoid of, empty of, bankrupt in, cut off,… … English dictionary for students
