| abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress | wanting in physical strength |
| lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness | overly diluted; thin and insipid |
| (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble | tending downward in price |
| | likely to fail under stress or pressure |
| | lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality |
| | wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings |
| | deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc |
| | not having authority, political strength, or governing power |
| | (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection |
| | deficient in intelligence or mental power |
| | deficient or lacking in some skill |
| | (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress |