| Main Entry: | failing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not well, weak |
Synonyms: |
declining, defeated, deficient, faint, feeble, inadequate, insufficient, scant, scanty, scarce, short, shy, unavailing, unprosperous, unsuccessful, unsufficient, unthriving, vain, wanting |
| Notes: | a failing is a flaw or weak point or a failure to reach a minimum required performance; a foible a minor weakness or failing of character |
Antonyms: |
healthy, ok, rebounding, strong, thriving, well |
| Main Entry: | shy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lacking, failing |
Synonyms: |
deficient, inadequate, insufficient, scant, scanty, scarce, short, unsufficient, wanting |
Antonyms: |
adequate, enough, sufficient |
| Main Entry: | skimpy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sparse, inadequate |
Synonyms: |
deficient, exiguous, failing, insufficient, meager, miserly, niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scrimp, scrimpy, short, shy, spare, stingy, thin, tight, unsufficient, wanting |
Antonyms: |
adequate, enough, generous, sufficient |