scant
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adjective
1.
barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice.
2.
limited; meager; not large: a scant amount.
3.
barely amounting to as much as indicated: a scant two hours; a scant cupful.
4.
having an inadequate or limited supply (usually followed by of ): scant of breath.
verb (used with object)
5.
to make scant; diminish.
6.
to stint the supply of; withhold.
7.
to treat slightly or inadequately.
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adverb
8.
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English (adj.) < Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr short
1325–75; Middle English (adj.) < Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr short
Related forms
scant·ly, adverb
scant·ness, noun
Synonyms
2. scanty, small, restricted. 4. short, lacking, wanting, deficient. 5. lessen, reduce, decrease, curtail. 6. limit, restrict, skimp, scrimp. 7. slight, neglect.
2. scanty, small, restricted. 4. short, lacking, wanting, deficient. 5. lessen, reduce, decrease, curtail. 6. limit, restrict, skimp, scrimp. 7. slight, neglect.
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| —adj (foll by of) | |
| 1. | scarcely sufficient; limited: he paid her scant attention |
| 2. | (prenominal) slightly short of the amount indicated; bare: a scant ten inches |
| 3. | having a short supply (of) |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to limit in size or quantity |
| 5. | to provide with a limited or inadequate supply of |
| 6. | to treat in a slighting or inadequate manner |
| —adv | |
| 7. | scarcely; barely |
| [C14: from Old Norse skamt, from skammr/short; related to Old High German scam] | |
| 'scantly | |
| —adv | |
| 'scantness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
scant
c.1350, from O.N. skamt, neut. of skammr "short, brief." from P.Gmc. *skamma- (cf. O.E. scamm "short," O.H.G. skemmen "to shorten"), perhaps ult. "hornless." Scanty is first recorded 1660.
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