scantily - 3 dictionary results
scant⋅y
[skan-tee] 
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adjective, scant⋅i⋅er, scant⋅i⋅est. noun, plural scant⋅ies.–adjective
| 1. | scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient. |
| 2. | meager; not adequate. |
| 3. | lacking amplitude in extent or compass. |
–noun
| 4. | scanties, very brief underpants, esp. for women. |
Related forms:
scant⋅i⋅ly, adverb
scant⋅i⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1, 2. 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 strewn or sown, often over a wide area: sparse vegetation; a sparse population.
1, 2. 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 strewn or sown, often over a wide area: sparse vegetation; a sparse population.
Antonyms:
1, 2. plentiful, ample.
1, 2. plentiful, ample.
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Scantily
Scant"i*ly\, adv. In a scanty manner; not fully; not plentifully; sparingly; parsimoniously. His mind was very scantily stored with materials. --Macaulay.
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Language Translation for : scantily
Spanish:
escasamente, insuficientemente; ligeramente,
German:
spärlich,
Japanese:
ほんのわずかに
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