scant
adjective
barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate.
scanting
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present participleof scant.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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But focusing too intently on the play’s stimulating politics risks scanting its humor and its family dynamics.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2017
Brecht made the astronomer into an opportunist and, scanting history, into a sensualist.
From Time Magazine Archive
But high prices since the war have tempted most builders into cutting corners, cramping spaces, and scanting on wall thicknesses.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a production that is stilted, mannered and ludicrously stylized, Director John Barton appears to have rummaged through Peter Brook's wastebasket for directorial inspiration while scanting Shakespeare's genius.
From Time Magazine Archive
So it was necessary to go down at once and waste whole minutes of the precious scanting light.
From Sea Warfare by Rudyard Kipling
