Lacking and Liberal

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Lacking adjective - Not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need.

Usage example: we felt the afternoon television offerings were somewhat lacking in entertainment value

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Liberal is an antonym for lacking.

Nearby Words: lack, lacked

Liberal adjective - Being more than enough without being excessive.

Usage example: he always puts liberal amounts of grated cheese on his pizza

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Lacking is an antonym for liberal in topics: giving, abundant, progressive.

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