scant
[ skant ]
/ skænt /
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adjective, scant·er, scant·est.
verb (used with object)
adverb
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
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Origin of scant
1325–75; Middle English (adj.) <Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr short
OTHER WORDS FROM scant
scantly, adverbscantness, nounWords nearby scant
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British Dictionary definitions for scant
scant
/ (skænt) /
adjective
scarcely sufficient; limitedhe paid her scant attention
(prenominal) slightly short of the amount indicated; barea scant ten inches
(postpositive foll by of) having a short supply (of)
verb (tr)
adverb
scarcely; barely
Derived forms of scant
scantly, adverbscantness, nounWord Origin for scant
C14: from Old Norse skamt, from skammr /short; related to Old High German scam
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