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scantily
English
Etymology
scanty +? -ly
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?skænt?li/
Adverb
scantily (comparative more scantily, superlative most scantily)
- Sparingly; not plentifully; not fully; in a scanty manner. [from 18th c.]
- Synonym: parsimoniously
Derived terms
- scantily clad
References
- scantily in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- scantily in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Caitlyns
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scant
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skænt/
- Rhymes: -ænt
Etymology 1
From Middle English scant, from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr (“short”), from Proto-Germanic *skammaz (“short”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)?em- (“mutilated, hornless”).
Adjective
scant (comparative scanter, superlative scantest)
- Very little, very few.
- Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager; not enough.
- 1824, John Watkins, Life of Hugh Latimer
- His sermon was scant, in all, a quarter of an hour.
- 1824, John Watkins, Life of Hugh Latimer
- Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
Synonyms
- (very little, few): few, little, slight
- (rare, scarce): geason; see also Thesaurus:rare
Antonyms
- (very little, few): ample, plenty
Derived terms
- scanty
Related terms
- scantily
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English scanten, from the adjective (see above).
Verb
scant (third-person singular simple present scants, present participle scanting, simple past and past participle scanted)
- (transitive) To limit in amount or share; to stint.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Building
- where man hath a great living laid together and where he is scanted
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Building
- I am scanted in the pleasure of dwelling on your actions.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Building
- (intransitive) To fail, or become less; to scantle.
Etymology 3
From Middle English scant, from the adjective (see above).
Noun
scant (plural scants)
- (masonry) A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level.
- (masonry) A sheet of stone.
- (wood) A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:scant.
Etymology 4
From Middle English scant, from the adjective (see above).
Adverb
scant (not comparable)
- With difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
- So weak that he was scant able to go down the stairs.
- 1597, Francis Bacon, Of the Colours of Good and Evil
- the Epicure , that will scant endure the Stoic to be in sight of him
Noun
scant
- Scarcity; lack.
Anagrams
- can'st, canst, cants, casn't
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