lacking
adjective
[ ˈlakɪŋ ]
• not available or in short supply.
• "adequate resources are sadly lacking"
lack
verb
• be without or deficient in.
• "the novel lacks imagination"
Similar:
be without,
have need of,
be in need of,
need,
be lacking,
require,
want,
feel the want of,
be short of,
be deficient in,
stand in need of,
go without,
be bereft of,
be deprived of,
be low on,
be pressed for,
not have enough of,
be devoid of,
have insufficient,
cry out for,
miss,
be clean/fresh out of,
be strapped for,
Origin:
Middle English: corresponding to, and perhaps partly from, Middle Dutch and Middle Low German lak ‘deficiency’, Middle Dutch laken ‘lack, blame’.
