Meaning of lacking

lack•ing

Pronunciation: (lak'ing), [key]

— prep.

being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.

—adj.

wanting; deficient: He was found lacking in stamina.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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lacking (Thesaurus)

lackey Lackland Air Force Base

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