scant
adjective
barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate.
scanter
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comparativeof scant.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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On scant notice and even scanter knowledge, the TV executive must decide whether the threat is news to be covered, or a cruel, senseless display that the cameras will only encourage.
From Time Magazine Archive
With new Simpson revelations ever scanter, the connected tale of his longtime friend A.C.
From Time Magazine Archive
All the time as we went Bridget talked incessantly, although she became scanter and scanter of breath.
From The Story of Bawn by Katharine Tynan
The farther north they travelled the scanter became the growth of pine and poplar and willow.
From Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
These names cluster in the Southern United States, touching immediately on their chief dependency, Mexico; but are still in evidence farther away, though growing scanter, as footprints in a remote highway.
From A Hero and Some Other Folks by William A. (William Alfred) Quayle
