| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Deficient in a usual or needed amount: absent, wanting. See EXCESS. 2. Lacking an essential element: defective, deficient, incomplete, wanting. See BETTER, EXCESS. 3. Not having a desirable element: barren, destitute, devoid, empty, innocent, void, wanting. Idioms: in want of. See FULL.
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