Meaning wanting
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wantingearly 14c., wantand, "deficient, lacking," present participle adjective from want (v.). Modern spelling from 16c.
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wanting(adj) nonexistent(adj) inadequate in amount or degree
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wanting, without. ‘You’re better wanting that.’
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wanting
Absent or lacking.
* '''1813''', Jane Austen, ''Pride and Prejudice'', Modern Library Edition (1995), page 171,
*:but where other powers of entertainment are wanting, the true philosopher will der [..]
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