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wanting

adjective
  1. Not present: absent, away, gone, missing. See absence
  2. Deficient in a usual or needed amount: absent, lacking. See excess
  3. Lacking an essential element: defective, deficient, incomplete, lacking. See better, excess
  4. Not having a desirable element: barren, destitute, devoid, empty, innocent, lacking, void. Idiom: in want of. See full
  5. Not enough to meet a demand or requirement: deficient, inadequate, insufficient, scarce, short, shy 1, under. See big, excess

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