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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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scanty

English

Etymology

scant +? -y

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?skænti/
  • Rhymes: -ænti

Adjective

scanty (comparative scantier, superlative scantiest)

  1. Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.
  2. Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious; stingy.
    • 1725, Isaac Watts, Logick, or The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry After Truth With a Variety of Rules to Guard
      In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too scanty of words.

Derived terms

  • scantily
  • scantiness

Translations

See also

  • meagre
  • scant
  • slender
  • insufficient
  • deficient
  • scarce
  • exiguous

Further reading

  • scanty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • scanty in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • scanty at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

  • Cantys

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