scant

scant  (sknt)

adj. scant·er, scant·est

1. Barely sufficient: paid scant attention to the lecture.

2. Falling short of a specific measure: a scant cup of sugar.

3. Inadequately supplied; short: We were scant of breath after the lengthy climb.

tr.v. scant·ed, scant·ing, scants

1. To give an inadequate portion or allowance to: had to scant the older children in order to nourish the newborn.

2. To limit, as in amount or share; stint: Our leisure time is scanted by this demanding job.

3. To deal with or treat inadequately or neglectfully; slight.

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[Middle English, from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr, short.]

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scantly adv.

scantness n.

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scant

Adjective

scarcely sufficient: some issues will get scant attention [Old Norse skamt short]

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Scant a dearth; a scarcity; a little amount.

Example: scant of squirery, 1475.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	scant - work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially skimp work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
	2.	scant - limit in quality or quantity skimp restrict - place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"
	3.	scant - supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance" stint, skimp furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
Adj.	1.	scant - less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight" short, light insufficient, deficient - of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"

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scant

adjective 1. inadequate, insufficient, meagre, sparse, little, limited, bare, minimal, deficient, barely sufficient << OPPOSITE adequate

adjective 2. small, limited, inadequate, insufficient, meagre, measly, scanty, inconsiderable

Translations

scant [skænt] adj → escaso

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scant [skænt] adj → insuffisant(e)

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scant [skænt] adj → wenig

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scant [skænt] adj → scarso/a

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scant

adj scant [skӕnt]

hardly enough; not very much scant attention; scant experience. min زَهيد، طَفيف оскъден nedostatečný, skrovný for lidt; manglende spärlich λιγοστός escaso, insuficiente vähene ناكافي vähäinen insuffisant; peu abondant מְעַט מְאוֹד अपर्याप्त nedovoljno gyér tidak banyak rÿr, takmarkaður scarso, insufficiente 不十分な 불충분한 menkas, nedidelis niecīgs; trūcīgs kurang gering knapp, knepen, sparsom ledwo wystarczający escasso insu­ficient, limitat скудный, недостаточный nedostatočný; slabý pičel nedovoljan knapp,ringa, minimal เกือบไม่มี; มีน้อย az, kıt 不足的 обмежений; недостатній ناقص hiếm, vừa đủ 不足的

adj scanty

small in size; hardly enough scanty clothing. klein, min هَزيل، غَيْر كافٍ късичък těsný, omezený minimal spärlich λιγοστός, μικρός escaso, insuficiente; (ropa) ligero napp كوچك niukka minuscule, insuffisant מוּעַט अल्प oskudan, malen hiányos minim knappur scarso, inadeguato わずかの 근소한, 모자라는 menkas, varganas niecīgs; trūcīgs; knaps terlalu mendedahkan krap sparsom; luftig, lett skąpy escasso minuscul, insuficient скудный, недостаточный tesný boren nedovoljno trång, torftig, knapphändig, minimal ขาดแคลน yetersiz, çok az 狹小的 убогий; недостатній بمشکل کافی nhỏ, chật hẹp 狭小的

n scantiness

kleinheid ضَآلَه، عَدَم كِفايَه оскъдица nedostatečnost sparsomhed die Knappheit πενιχρότητα escasez, insuficiencia nappus كمي؛كوچكي niukkuus insuffisance צִמצוּם अत्यल्पता, अपर्याप्तता oskudica, oskudnost szűkösség keadaan minim skortur, vöntun insufficienza 少ないこと 불충분 menkumas trūcīgums sifat pakaian yang terlalu mendedahkan krapheid knapphet, sparsomhet niedostatek escassez insuficienţă скудность, недостаточность skromnosť, obmedzenosť, nedostatočnosť pičlost nedovoljnost knapphet, brist, ringa tillgång ความขาดแคลน kıtlık, azlık 狹小，缺乏 недостатність کمی، قلت sự nhỏ hẹp, sự chật hẹp 狭小，缺乏

adv scantily

scantily dressed. karig بِشَكْلٍ كافٍ оскъдно nedostatečně minimalt; sparsomt spärlich ελάχιστα escasamente, insuficientemente; ligeramente napilt بطور مختصر niukasti insuffisamment לא מַספִּיק अत्यल्पता पूर्वक, छोटे ढंग से oskudno hiányosan secara minim lítt, lítið scarsamente, appena ほんのわずかに 빠듯하게 menkai, varganai trūcīgi; knapi terlalu mendedahkan schaars sparsomt; luftig, lett kuso, skąpo escassamente puţin; insu­ficient скудно, скупо nedostatočne borno nedovoljno torftigt อย่างขาดแคลน yetersizce 勉強地 убого بہ قلت thiếu, chật hẹp 勉强地