scanty
[ skan-tee ]
/ ˈskæn ti /
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adjective, scant·i·er, scant·i·est.
scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient.
meager; not adequate.
lacking amplitude in extent or compass.
noun, plural scant·ies.
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
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1, 2. Scanty, meager, sparse refer to insufficiency or deficiency in quantity, number, etc. Scanty denotes smallness or insufficiency of quantity, number, supply, etc.: a scanty supply of food. Meager indicates that something is poor, stinted, or inadequate: meager fare; a meager income. Sparse applies particularly to that which grows thinly or is thinly strewn or sown, often over a wide area: sparse vegetation; a sparse population.
OTHER WORDS FROM scanty
scant·i·ly, adverbscant·i·ness, nounun·scant·y, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for scanty
scanty
/ (ˈskæntɪ) /
adjective scantier or scantiest
limited; barely enough; meagre
insufficient; inadequate
lacking fullness; small
Derived forms of scanty
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