lacking
v.v. to not have enough of something that you need. You use this when something important is missing or not good enough.
v. to be deficient in or entirely without a necessary or desirable quality. Often used in the present participle form to describe a state of inadequacy.
The team is lacking the confidence to win today.
The report was well-written but ultimately lacking the specific data needed to support its main argument.
While the film's visual effects are undeniably impressive, it is sadly lacking the emotional depth and character development that made the original book so compelling.
The verb is transitive when used in the continuous form ('is lacking something') or can be used as an adjective followed by 'in'.
The soup is lacking of salt.The soup is lacking salt.When used as a verb, 'lacking' is transitive and takes a direct object without 'of'.