Lacking and Scant

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Lacking

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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Scant and lacking are semantically related in scanty topic. In some cases you can use "Scant" instead an adjective "Lacking".
Nearby Words: lack, lacked

Scant

Scant adjective - Less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable.
Usage example: jobs for teenagers were scant that summer
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Lacking and scant are semantically related in property topic. Sometimes you can use "Lacking" instead an adjective "Scant", if it concerns topics such as scanty.
Nearby Words: scanty, scanted, scanting

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  • Useful Notes / Stock Dinosaurs (True Dinosaurs) Dilophosaurus was first described in 1954 in Arizona from scant remains lacking the head, and was initially thought to be another species of the "wastebasket taxon" Megalosaurus.
    Source: Useful Notes / Stock Dinosaurs (True Dinosaurs)
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