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Definition of: wanting
(won′ting, wôn′-) adjective
1. Not at hand; missing; lacking: One juror is still wanting.
2. Marked by lack or deficiency; not coming up to need or expectation: He was found wanting.
3. Colloq. Deficient in intellect; feeble–minded.
—wanting in Deficient in.
—prep. With the exception of; less; save; minus.
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