scanty
adjective
scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient.
scantiness
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a word derived from
scanty.
Example Sentences
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The scantiness of news from the Western Front last week caused some people to ask if the Allies were only "shadow boxing."
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week some New York University students who work as "campus" correspondents for the local dailies were be wailing the scantiness of university news.
From Time Magazine Archive
Religious Hoax No matter what the scantiness of news may be, newspapers these days almost never publish a hoax.
From Time Magazine Archive
He took the purse, poured the hoard into his palm, and chuckled over it as if its scantiness amused him.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
The time of the year in which the farmers suffer most from them, is in the spring, before their enormous congregations disperse, and when they are rendered voracious by the scantiness of their winter fare.
From Rambles of a Naturalist by John D. Godman
