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scant·y

(skăn′tē)
adj. scant·i·er, scant·i·est
1. Small or insufficient in amount, size, or extent: scanty rations; scanty evidence.
2. Not covering a considerable amount of the body: a scanty bathing suit.
scant′i·ly adv.
scant′i·ness n.
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scanty

(ˈskæntɪ)
adj, scantier or scantiest
1. limited; barely enough; meagre
2. insufficient; inadequate
3. lacking fullness; small
ˈscantily adv
ˈscantiness n
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scant•y

(ˈskæn ti)

adj. scant•i•er, scant•i•est, adj.
1. insufficient in amount, extent, or degree.
n.
2. scanties, very brief underpants, esp. for women.
[1650–60; scant (in obsolete or dial. n. sense “dearth”) + -y 1; (definition 4)b. scanty and panties]
scant′i•ly, adv.
scant′i•ness, n.
syn: scanty, meager, sparse refer to insufficiency or deficiency in quantity, number, etc. scanty denotes smallness or insufficiency of quantity, number, supply, etc.: a scanty supply of food. meager indicates that something is poor, stinted, or inadequate: meager fare; a meager income. sparse applies particularly to that which grows thinly or is thinly distributed: sparse vegetation; a sparse population.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:scanty - short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)]scanty - short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
underpants - an undergarment that covers the body from the waist no further than to the thighs; usually worn next to the skin
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Adj. 1. [画像:scanty - lacking in amplitude or quantity]scanty - lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet"
meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy - deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"
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scanty

adjective
1. meagre, sparse, poor, thin, narrow, sparing, restricted, bare, inadequate, pathetic, insufficient, slender, scant, deficient, exiguous So far, what scanty evidence we have points to two subjects.
2. skimpy, short, brief, tight, thin, indecent a model in scanty clothing
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scanty

adjective
Conspicuously deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent:
Slang: measly.
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Translations
هَزيل، غَيْر كافٍ
omezenýtěsný
minimal
knappur
çok azyetersiz

scanty

[ˈskæntɪ] ADJ (scantier (compar) (scantiest (superl))) [meal etc] → insuficiente ; [clothing] → ligero ; [evidence] → insuficiente ; [information] → insuficiente, escaso
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scanty

[ˈskænti] adj
(= not enough) [evidence, information] → peu abondant(e), insuffisant(e), maigre
[clothing] girls in scanty clothing → des filles vêtues du strict minimum
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scanty

adj (+er) amount, supply, information, knowledge → spärlich, dürftig ; vegetation, meal also → kärglich ; harvest also → mager ; hair → schütter ; piece of clothing → knapp
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scanty

[ˈskæntɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (meal) → scarso/a; (clothing) → succinto/a; (swimsuit) → ridotto/a
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scant

(skӕnt) adjective
hardly enough; not very much. scant attention; scant experience. min زَهيد، طَفيف оскъден escasso nedostatečný, skrovný spärlich for lidt; manglende λιγοστός escaso, insuficiente vähene ناكافي niukka insuffisant; peu abondant מעט מאוד अपर्याप्त nedovoljno gyér tidak banyak rÿr, takmarkaður scarso, insufficiente 不十分な 빠듯한, 빈약한 menkas, nedidelis niecīgs; trūcīgs kurang gering knapp, knepen, sparsom ledwo wystarczający لږ، كم، نيمګړى، نا كافى، escasso insu­ficient, limitat скудный, недостаточный nedostatočný; slabý pičel nedovoljan knapp,ringa, minimal เกือบไม่มี; มีน้อย az, kıt 不足的 обмежений; недостатній ناقص hiếm, vừa đủ 不足的
ˈscanty adjective
small in size; hardly enough. scanty clothing. klein, min هَزيل، غَيْر كافٍ късичък escasso těsný, omezený spärlich minimal λιγοστός, μικρός escaso, insuficiente; ligero napp كوچك niukka minuscule, insuffisant מועט अल्प oskudan, malen hiányos minim knappur scarso, inadeguato わずかの 여유가 없는, 불충분한 menkas, varganas niecīgs; trūcīgs; knaps terlalu mendedahkan krap sparsom; luftig, lett skąpy لږ، كم، نا كافى، escasso minuscul, insuficient скудный, недостаточный tesný boren nedovoljno trång, torftig, knapphändig, minimal ขาดแคลน yetersiz, çok az (尺寸或份量)幾乎不夠的 убогий; недостатній بمشکل کافی nhỏ, chật hẹp (大小或数量)不足的,勉强够的
ˈscantiness noun
kleinheid ضَآلَه، عَدَم كِفايَه оскъдица escassez nedostatečnost die Knappheit sparsomhed πενιχρότητα escasez, insuficiencia nappus كمي؛كوچكي niukkuus insuffisance צמצום अत्यल्पता, अपर्याप्तता oskudica, oskudnost szűkösség keadaan minim skortur, vöntun insufficienza 少ないこと 불충분함 menkumas trūcīgums sifat pakaian yang terlalu mendedahkan krapheid knapphet, sparsomhet niedostatek لږوالى، كمى، قلت، escassez insuficienţă скудность, недостаточность skromnosť, obmedzenosť, nedostatočnosť pičlost nedovoljnost knapphet, brist, ringa tillgång ความขาดแคลน kıtlık, azlık 幾乎不夠 недостатність کمی، قلت sự nhỏ hẹp, sự chật hẹp 缺乏
ˈscantily adverb
scantily dressed. karig بِشَكْلٍ كافٍ оскъдно escassamente nedostatečně spärlich minimalt; sparsomt ελάχιστα escasamente, insuficientemente; ligeramente napilt بطور مختصر niukasti insuffisamment לא מַספִּיק अत्यल्पता पूर्वक, छोटे ढंग से oskudno hiányosan secara minim lítt, lítið scarsamente, appena ほんのわずかに 불충분하게 menkai, varganai trūcīgi; knapi terlalu mendedahkan schaars sparsomt; luftig, lett kuso, skąpo لږوالى escassamente puţin; insu­ficient скудно, скупо nedostatočne borno nedovoljno torftigt อย่างขาดแคลน yetersizce 幾乎不夠地,勉強夠地 убого بہ قلت thiếu, chật hẹp 勉强地
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scanty

a. escaso-a, limitado-a, no abundante.
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