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   Want·ing

   /ˈwänt(t)iNG/

   

   adjective

   • 1. lacking in a certain 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 or supplied; absent: "the kneecap is wanting in amphibians and reptiles" Similar absentmissinglackingnot therenot presentnonexistentnot to be foundunavailableshortOpposite present

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • N

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   • T

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   • I

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   • N

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