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                             adj. VERBS  be, feel, seem Her life felt lacking in direction and purpose. | find sth an area of policy where the government has been found seriously lacking ADV.  seriously | altogether, completely, entirely, quite, totally, wholly The book is altogether lacking in originality. | a bit, a little, rather, somewhat | apparently | clearly, conspicuously, distinctly, notably, noticeably, obviously Tom was conspicuously lacking in enthusiasm for the idea. | singularly | curiously, strangely | sadly, sorely, woefully PREP.  from the passion sadly lacking from his performance | in Her remarks were curiously lacking in perception.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        Oxford Collocations Dictionary