3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Scanty \Scant"y\, a. [Compar. {Scantier}; superl. {Scantiest}.] [From {Scant}, a.] 1. Lacking amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant. [1913 Webster] His dominions were very narrow and scanty. --Locke. [1913 Webster] Now scantier limits the proud arch confine. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant; as, a scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of bread. [1913 Webster] 3. Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious. [1913 Webster] In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too scanty of words. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster] Syn: Scant; narrow; small; poor; deficient; meager; scarce; chary; sparing; parsimonious; penurious; niggardly; grudging. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: scanty adj : lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" [syn: {bare(a)}, {spare}] n : short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural) [syn: {pantie}, {panty}, {step-in}] [also: {scantiest}, {scantier}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: scantier See {scanty}
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