scanty
11scanty — scant•y [[t]ˈskæn ti[/t]] adj. scant•i•er, scant•i•est, 1) insufficient in amount, extent, or degree 2) cvb clo scanties, very brief underpants, esp. for women • Etymology: 1650–60; scant (in obs. or dial. n. sense “dearth”) + y I; (def. 4)b.… …
12scanty — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. scarce, scant, meager, sparse, barely sufficient, insufficient, inadequate, spare, few, pinched, little, small, bare, slender, narrow, thin, scrimp, scrimpy, tiny, diminutive, short, stingy, in short supply, skimpy*,… …
13scanty — adjective 1) their scanty wages details of his life are scanty Syn: meager, scant, minimal, limited, modest, restricted, sparse; tiny, small, paltry, negligible, insufficient, inadequate, deficient, too small/little …
14scanty — scant|y [ˈskænti] adj 1.) not enough ▪ There is only scanty evidence of his involvement. 2.) scanty clothes are small and do not cover very much of your body used to show disapproval >scantily adv ▪ scantily clad young women …
15scanty — scant|y [ skænti ] adjective 1. ) not much and less than is needed: We have only received scanty information so far. 2. ) scanty clothes show parts of your body that are usually covered …
16scanty — adjective (scantier; est) Etymology: English dialect scant scanty supply, from Middle English, from Old Norse skamt, from neuter of skammr short Date: 1600 limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent Synonyms: see meager •… …
17scanty — adjective a) Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent. In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too scanty of words.<!Webster 1913, Century 1911 b) Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious …
18scanty — adjective not big enough for a particular purpose: a scanty bikini scantily adverb: scantily clad models …
19scanty — scant / scanty [adj] inadequate bare, barely sufficient, close, deficient, exiguous, failing, insufficient, limited, little, meager, minimal, narrow, poor, rare, restricted, scrimpy, short, shy, skimpy, slender, spare, sparing, sparse, stingy,… …
20scanty — short, in want of: This is a SCANTY pattern. We are rather SCANT of it at present. North …
