wanting

About 10.83 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective That wants or desires.
2. adjective Absent or lacking.
3. adjective Deficient.
4. preposition Without, except, but.
5. preposition Less, short of, minus.
6. verb present participle and gerund of want
7. noun The state of wanting something; desire.

Similar words

absent missing deficient inadequate lacking nonexistent desire desiring wishing willingness

Often followed by

to in a the more him her it for