[skant] 
adjective, -er, -est, verb, adverb | 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 fol. by of): scant of breath. |
| 5. | to make scant; diminish. |
| 6. | to stint the supply of; withhold. |
| 7. | to treat slightly or inadequately. |
| 8. | Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly. |
