MANQUÉ Meaning of MANQUÉ in English [ 'mɒ~keɪ ]■ adjective [ postposition \] having failed to become what one might have been; unfulfilled: an actor ~. OriginC18: Fr., past participle of manquer 'to lack'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004