scant | English to English Dictionary

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scant

(sk/&/nt )

Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment.(adjective)

source: webster1913

In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.(adverb)

source: webster1913

work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially(verb.social)

Synonym:
skimp

source: wordnet30
limit in quality or quantity(verb.social)

source: wordnet30
supply sparingly and with restricted quantities(verb.possession)

Synonym:
skimp, stint

source: wordnet30
To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as, to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries.(verb)

source: webster1913
To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants.(verb)

source: webster1913

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