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scantily

English

Etymology

scanty +? -ly

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?skænt?li/

Adverb

scantily (comparative more scantily, superlative most scantily)

  1. 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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scantly

English

Etymology

scant +? -ly

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?skæntli/

Adverb

scantly (comparative more scantly, superlative most scantly)

  1. In a way that is slightly lacking, that is scant of how much should be provided.
    He scantly filled the bag, increasing his profits but getting dissatisified customers.
  2. Barely; hardly.
    • ?, Alfred Tennyson, The Marriage of Geraint
      We hold a tourney here to-morrow morn, / And there is scantly time for half the work.

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