scantly

adjective

1. inadequate in size or amount; not enough; meager
2. lacking a small part of the whole; not quite up to full measure: a scant foot

transitive verb

1. to limit in size or amount; stint
2. to fail to give full measure of
3. to furnish with an inadequate supply, short ration, etc.
4. to treat in an inadequate manner

adverb