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What is the adjective for want?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb want which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

wantish
  1. Of or suggesting lack or want; meagre; lean; lacking.
  2. Suggesting or pertaining to wants or desires; desirous.
wanted
  1. wished for; desired; sought
  2. (law) subject to immediate detainment by law enforcement authorities on sight.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. desired, coveted, desirable, sought, craved, popular, requested, wantable, sought after, sought-after, longed-for, pined for, wished for, yearned for, asked for, in demand, fashionable, like gold dust, to die for, longed for, enviable, needed, all the rage, to-die-for, trendy, marketable, hot, big, preferred, welcome, covetable, in vogue, all the go, at a premium, in great demand, hunted, wished, missed, exclusive, favorite, favourite, opportune, timely, long-awaited, heaven-sent, long-coveted, long-craved, long-desired, long-wished-for, favoured … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Bourbon vanilla is highly wanted for its rummy flavor and sweet fragrance.”
      “The warm welcome by the members made me feel wanted.”
      “Arthur Morgan found himself a wanted man on more than a few occasions.”
wantful
  1. Full of want or lack; lacking; poor.
  2. Full of want or desire; desirous.
  3. Examples:
      4. “Nor rank, nor wealth, I ask, but let me be Above contempt, and wantful poverty.”
wantless
  1. (archaic) Having no want; abundant; fruitful.
wantable
  1. Capable of being wanted; that might conceivably be wanted.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sought, desired, requested, coveted, desirable, craved, wanted, popular, hunted, needed, sought after, sought-after, longed-for, pined for, wished for, yearned for, asked for, favoured, attractive, favored, appealing, good, liked, enviable, agreeable, pleasant, pleasing, covetable, valuable, hot, approved, eligible, welcome, preferred, excellent, big, all the go, all the rage, looked-for, to die for, celebrated, in favour, well liked, well-liked, in demand, in favor, fashionable, crowd-pleasing, in vogue, well received … more
wanting
  1. Absent or lacking.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. without, lacking, sans, minus, devoid of, bereft of, destitute of, deprived of, empty of, deficient in, free from, bankrupt of, free of, low on, short on, in need of, wanting for, bereft, devoid, destitute, bare, bankrupt, denuded of, void, barren, bare of, depleted of, vacant of, deficient, deprived, denuded, needing, emptied of, completely lacking in, barren of, void of, exhausted of, lacking in, wanting in, drained of, unprovided with, short, scant, shy, not having, short of, exhausted, depleted, spent, in need … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Because of the prodigal's own riotous living, he was left wanting for basic necessities.”
      “The list is indicative of areas where educators assessed the more wanting skills of the graduates.”
      “The administration's budget was found wanting in more respects than the inadequacy of its funding of relief and emergency job programs.”
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