lackingly

In a lacking manner.

Adverb

  1. In a lacking manner.
    • Someone lackingly said to me that President Reagan and Prime Minister Maroney should be able to speak together very well because they both speak on northern telecoms, a Canadian company system. - 1988, Mastering the...
    • When something receives the Real Being completely, its knowledge is also complete. When something receives the Real Being slightly and lackingly, its knowledge is little in itself. - 2000 August, Sachiko Murata, Chinese...
    • Through our own lack of honor as Americans, we have allowed such as the above to become commonplace in our society, for whatever reason, be it the parents of this nation lackingly doing their job’s, or the many forces...

Origin

From lacking + -ly.

Forms

more lackingly most lackingly