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Not having; being without; lacking (with of)
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- Not having; being without; lacking (with of)
- Lacking resources or the means of subsistence; completely impoverished.
- Lacking the necessities of life; living in complete poverty
Undernourished; lean. Used especially of animals.
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- Undernourished; lean. Used especially of animals.
- Lacking material possessions; having little or no means to support oneself; needy; impoverished
- Lacking pleasure, comfort, or satisfaction
Lacking in breadth or scope:
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- Lacking in breadth or scope:
- Containing a large amount of shortening; flaky:
- Easily provoked; irascible:
Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient.
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- Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient.
- Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.
- Not adequate; not sufficient; not equal to what is required
Marked by subnormal structure, function, intelligence, or behavior:
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- Marked by subnormal structure, function, intelligence, or behavior:
- Of a product or process, that it contains an error or flaw affecting performance; of a pleading or document, that it contains a shortcoming potentially causing its invalidity or leading to its dismissal. Of a product or process, that it contains an error or flaw affecting performance; of a pleading or document, that it contains a shortcoming potentially causing its invalidity or leading to its dismissal.
- (Grammar) Lacking one or more of the inflected forms normal for a particular category of word, as the verb may in English.
Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.
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- Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.
- Not in accord with notions of good English; nonstandard.
- (Linguistics) Of, relating to, or indicating a pattern of linguistic usage that does not conform to that of the prestige group in a speech community or to that of the standard language.
Careless in, or negligent about, attending to a task; lax in the performance of duty
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- Careless in, or negligent about, attending to a task; lax in the performance of duty
- Not energetic or exact in duty or business; careless; tardy; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow.
- At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations.
Not sufficient; inadequate.
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- Not sufficient; inadequate.
- Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate
(Football) Not caught in bounds or intercepted:
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- (Football) Not caught in bounds or intercepted:
- (Botany) Of a flower, wanting any of the usual floral organs.
- Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective.
Not present; missing:
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- Not present; missing:
- Not present; away
- Exhibiting or feeling inattentiveness:
- Necessary; being needed.
Feeling, expressing, or characterized by a strong or immoderate desire for the possessions of another:
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- Feeling, expressing, or characterized by a strong or immoderate desire for the possessions of another:
- Tending to covet; greedy; avaricious
envious
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greedy
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Not attentive; absorbed in thought
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- Not attentive; absorbed in thought
- Exhibiting or feeling inattentiveness:
- Not present; away
Played on an opponent's field or grounds:
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- Played on an opponent's field or grounds:
- (Following the noun modified) At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
- Absent:
Being away from a place; absent or having departed.
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- Being away from a place; absent or having departed.
- Carried away; absorbed:
- Moved away; departed
Absent; lost; lacking
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Not existing; lacking
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- Not existing; lacking
- Not present; missing:
- Exhibiting or feeling inattentiveness:
Of a product or process, that it contains an error or flaw affecting performance; of a pleading or document, that it contains a shortcoming potentially causing its invalidity or leading to its dismissal. Of a product or process, that it contains an error or flaw affecting performance; of a pleading or document, that it contains a shortcoming potentially causing its invalidity or leading to its dismissal.
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- Of a product or process, that it contains an error or flaw affecting performance; of a pleading or document, that it contains a shortcoming potentially causing its invalidity or leading to its dismissal. Of a product or process, that it contains an error or flaw affecting performance; of a pleading or document, that it contains a shortcoming potentially causing its invalidity or leading to its dismissal.
- Having a defect; faulty:
- Marked by subnormal structure, function, intelligence, or behavior:
Inadequate in amount or degree; insufficient:
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- Inadequate in amount or degree; insufficient:
- Lacking an essential quality or element:
- Lacking in some essential; incomplete; defective
Not complete.
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- Not complete.
- (Botany) Of a flower, wanting any of the usual floral organs.
- Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective.
That cannot produce offspring; sterile
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- That cannot produce offspring; sterile
- Not producing crops or fruit; having little or no vegetation
- Lacking vegetation, especially useful vegetation:
Not having; being without; lacking (with of)
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- Not having; being without; lacking (with of)
- Lacking resources or the means of subsistence; completely impoverished.
- Lacking the necessities of life; living in complete poverty
Completely without; empty or destitute (of)
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- Completely without; empty or destitute (of)
- Completely lacking; destitute or empty:
Having nothing inside or on the surface; holding or containing nothing:
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- Having nothing inside or on the surface; holding or containing nothing:
- Lacking force or power:
- Devoid; destitute:
Not guilty of a specific crime or offense; legally blameless:
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- Not guilty of a specific crime or offense; legally blameless:
- Candid; straightforward:
- Not dangerous or harmful; innocuous:
Having no legal force or validity; null:
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- Having no legal force or validity; null:
- Containing no matter; empty.
- Completely lacking; devoid:
Lacking an essential quality or element:
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- Lacking an essential quality or element:
- Inadequate in amount or degree; insufficient:
- Inadequate in amount, quality, or degree; not sufficient
Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient.
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- Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient.
- Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.
- Not adequate; not sufficient; not equal to what is required
Not sufficient; inadequate.
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- Not sufficient; inadequate.
- Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate
Not common; rarely seen
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- Not common; rarely seen
- Not plentiful; not sufficient to meet the demand; hard to get
- Insufficient to meet a demand or requirement; short in supply:
Containing a large amount of shortening; flaky:
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- Containing a large amount of shortening; flaky:
- Extending or traveling not far or not far enough:
- (--- popularly) Not diphthongized [the short a in “pan”]
Not having a sufficient or specified amount, as of money:
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- Not having a sufficient or specified amount, as of money:
- Tending to avoid contact or familiarity with others; retiring or reserved:
- Lacking; short (on or of)
Located or situated on a lower level or beneath something else:
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- Located or situated on a lower level or beneath something else:
- Less than is required or customary:
- Lower in position, authority, rank, amount, degree, etc.
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