English-Thai Dictionary

wanting

ADJ ที่ ขาดแคลน  ที่ ไม่มี  absent lacking ti-kad-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WANTING

WANTING Want "ing, a.

 

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

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

wanting

want ing |ˈwäntiNG, wônt -wɑn (t )ɪŋ wɔn (t )ɪŋ | ▶adjective [ predic. ] lacking in a certain required or necessary quality: they weren't wanting in confidence | their products would be found wanting in a direct comparison. • not existing or supplied; absent: the kneecap is wanting in amphibians and reptiles.

 

Oxford Dictionary

wanting

want |ing |ˈwɒntɪŋ | ▶adjective [ predic. ] lacking in a required or necessary quality: they weren't wanting in confidence | the English batting technique has been found wanting . • not existing; absent: mandibles are wanting in many of these insects. • informal deficient in intelligence.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

wanting

wanting adjective 1 the defenses were found wanting: deficient, inadequate, lacking, insufficient, imperfect, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, flawed, faulty, defective, unsound, substandard, inferior, second-rate, poor, shoddy. ANTONYMS sufficient. 2 millions were left wanting for food: without, lacking, deprived of, devoid of, bereft of, in need of, out of; deficient in, short on; informal minus.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

wanting

wanting adjective 1 when they came under siege the defences were found wanting: deficient, inadequate, lacking, insufficient, imperfect, not up to standard /par, not good enough, disappointing, unsatisfying, unacceptable, not acceptable, not up to expectations, leaving much to be desired, flawed, faulty, defective, impaired, unsound, substandard, inferior, second-rate, poor, shabby, shoddy, patchy, sketchy, limited, restricted, incomplete, unfinished, unpolished, unrefined; Brit. informal not much cop. ANTONYMS sufficient, acceptable. 2 the kneecap is wanting in amphibians and reptiles: absent, missing, lacking, not there, not present, non-existent, not to be found, unavailable, short. ANTONYMS present. 3 millions were left wanting for food | we will not be wanting in confidence: without, lacking, devoid of, bereft of, bankrupt of, destitute of, empty of, deprived of, free from /of, in need of; deficient in, low on, short on; informal minus, sans.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

wanting

want ing /wɑ́ntɪŋ |wɔ́nt -/形容詞 比較なし 〖be ～〗1 ｟かたく ｠ «…が » なくて, 欠けて, 不足して (lacking ) «in » ▸ The teacher is wanting in enthusiasm .その先生は熱意を欠いている ▸ This approach was found wanting .このやり方では十分ではないと判明した 2 ｟遠回しに ｠頭が足りない .前置詞 …を欠いて, …がなくて (without ); …が不足して .