adj.
Pronunciation: mä n - ' k ā
Function: adjective
Etymology: French, from past participle of manquer to lack, fail, from Italian mancare, from manco lacking, left-handed, from Latin, having a crippled hand, probably from manus
Date: 1778
: short of or frustrated in the fulfillment of one's aspirations or talents ― used postpositively <a poet manque >