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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With new Simpson revelations ever scanter, the connected tale of his longtime friend A.C.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
The chestnuts, growing scanter, were replaced by dark firs and pines.
From The Firefly of France by Marion Polk Angellotti
The valley soon shows itself in marked change from the fertile basin we have quitted; it grows bleak and less cultivated; rubbly slopes of shale and slate cover the hills; the vegetation becomes scanter.
From A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees by Edwin Asa Dix
Here the growths of mesquite and cactus became scanter, affording better travel but poor cover.
From The Lone Star Ranger, a romance of the border by Zane Grey
