scant
adjective
barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate.
scantly
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a word derived from
scant.
Example Sentences
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Trump, who has scantly used the Meta-owned platforms, and refused to return to Twitter/X after Elon Musk restored his account access, is much more active on his own social media platform, Truth Social.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2024
And they have rolled out a conveyor belt of scantly tested substitute chemicals that sometimes turn out to be just as dangerous as their predecessors.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2021
But its substance is scantly developed, its clear and simple premise dismayingly oversimplified.
From The New Yorker ● May 20, 2019
Cameron Folmar carries the 80-minute show on a scantly decorated stage; if “Santaland” is meant as theater’s break at the comedy club, it’s a thin start.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2017
She was dressed in stuff of silk but scantly broidered with gold, and all wrapped about in a short mantle; in great fear was she lest she be seen.
From Tales from the Old French by Various
