lacking

• IPA^(key): /ˈlækɪŋ/

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lacking

1. present participle and gerund of lack

lacking (plural lackings)

1. The absence of something; a lack.
   • 1914, Sax Rohmer, The Romance of Sorcery:

     Cagliostro, however, whatever his moral lackings, did not lack spirit; he was not the man to succumb to this kind of coercion.

lacking (comparative more lacking, superlative most lacking)

1. Missing or not having enough of (a good quality, etc).

   This cheese is lacking in pungency.

   The team was lacking in stamina and lost the match decidedly.

• Glackin, calking