awanting

English

Etymology

a- +‎ wanting

Adjective

awanting (not comparable)

  1. missing; wanting; deficient or absent
    • 1852?: William Hamilton
      In either case criticism was required, and criticism was awanting.

References
  • awanting in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1914
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