Scanty Definition

skăntē
scantier, scantiest
adjective
scantier, scantiest
Barely sufficient; not ample; meager.
Webster's New World
Small or insufficient in amount, size, or extent.
Scanty rations; scanty evidence.
American Heritage
Insufficient; not enough.
Webster's New World
Not covering a considerable amount of the body.
A scanty bathing suit.
American Heritage
Narrow; small; close.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Scanty

Adjective

Base Form:
scanty
Comparative:
scantier
Superlative:
scantiest

Scanty Sentence Examples

  • Rain in the lower zone is scanty, and from May to January does not occur.

  • The flora of Nevada, although scanty, varies greatly according to its location.

  • The ruins are scanty, but the east window is preserved, and the present church incorporates remains of the ancient resthouse for pilgrims. The church has a peculiar music gallery, entered from without.

  • The Northern Temperate region was denuded of its floral wealth, of which it only retains a comparatively scanty wreck.

  • The notices of Athens during the earlier middle ages are scanty in the extreme.

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Words Starting With

SSCSCA

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YTYNTY

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