wanting

Definition

That wants or desires.

Etymology

From Middle English wantyng, wantynge, wantand, equivalent to want + -ing.

Example Sentences

• "Already Cæſar Has ravaged more than half the Globe, and ſees Mankind grown thin by his deſtructive Sword: Should he go further, Numbers would be wanting To form new Battels, and ſupport his Crimes."
• "[…] but where other powers of entertainment are wanting, the true philosopher will derive benefit from such as are given."
• "Discal black dot small or wanting. Transverse posterior line reduced to two dotlets or altogether wanting."