scant
adjective
barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate.
scantness
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a word derived from
scant.
Example Sentences
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Much virtue was found to reside in his thumbs: When applied to the chest, they cured scantness of breathing.
From The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe by James Parton
It was a straightened life that he had led when he came to Washington for the first time as President, scandalizing the servants of the White House with the scantness of his personal effects.
From The Mirrors of Washington by John Kirby
They mock my wide smile, and my scantness of thatch; I think, though, in managing skill I am—skill I am, All things considered, much more than a match For swaggering, swashing Sir William—Will-i-am!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, May 31, 1890 by Various
This was the quelling they brought, a scantness of drink that seized him.
From The Harvard Classics, Volume 49, Epic and Saga With Introductions And Notes by Charles William Eliot
But her progress was slow, owing to the scantness of the wind, and for the next ten days they were able to accomplish only a few miles a day, the current running strong against them.
From In Search of El Dorado by Harry Collingwood
