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scanty definition

scanty (skan′tē)

adjective scantier scant′i·er, scantiest scant′i·est

  1. barely sufficient; not ample; meager
  2. insufficient; not enough
  3. narrow; small; close

Etymology: scant + -y

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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