scantily

[ skan-tuh-lee ]
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adverb
  1. to a barely sufficient degree; in a meager or barely adequate quantity or way: We ate in a room adorned with posters of various scantily clad models.The first pioneers arrived in the valley just before winter, worn out and scantily supplied with provisions.

Origin of scantily

1
First recorded in 1620–30; scanty + -ly

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