scantily
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of scantily
First recorded in 1620–30; scanty ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )
Example Sentences
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That trend has been further illustrated by his decision to host an MMA competition -- a particularly brutal sport with scantily clad, musclebound men -- at the White House for his 80th birthday on Sunday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Although crop substitution has had some success in Colombia, experts say, it is an especially difficult transition for farmers in far-flung, scantily populated areas like Guaviare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2022
That was the experience the actress and writer Amanda Peet had when her now 14-year-old daughter questioned Peet’s commitment to feminism after she criticized a scantily clad TikToker.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2021
There were discussions last summer during the anti-racism protests about how police officers were very scantily masking.
From Slate ● May 6, 2021
From the Anfalas, the Langstrand far away, a long line of men of many sorts, hunters and herdsmen and men of little villages, scantily equipped save for the household of Golasgil their lord.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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