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Webster 1913 Edition

Wanting

Want′ing

,
Adj.
Absent; lacking; missing; also, deficient; destitute; needy;
as, one of the twelve is
wanting
; I shall not be
wanting
in exertion
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Wanting

WANTING

,
ppr.
1.
Needing; lacking; desiring.
2.
a. Absent; deficient. One of the twelve is wanting. We have the means, but the application is wanting.
3.
Slack; deficient. I shall not be wanting in exertion.

Definition 2024

wanting

wanting

English

Adjective

wanting ‎(comparative more wanting, superlative most wanting)

  1. 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 derive benefit from such as are given.

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Translations

Preposition

wanting

  1. without

Verb

wanting

  1. present participle of want

Noun

wanting ‎(plural wantings)

  1. The state of wanting something; desire.

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