SCANTY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster meager, scanty, scant, skimpy, spare, sparse mean falling short of what is normal, necessary, or desirable meager implies the absence of elements, qualities, or numbers necessary to a thing's richness, substance, or potency scanty stresses insufficiency in amount, quantity, or extent
Scanty - definition of scanty by The Free Dictionary 1 Small or insufficient in amount, size, or extent: scanty rations; scanty evidence 2 Not covering a considerable amount of the body: a scanty bathing suit
scanty - WordReference. com Dictionary of English Scanty, meager, sparse refer to insufficiency or deficiency in quantity, number, etc Scanty denotes smallness or insufficiency of quantity, number, supply, etc : a scanty supply of food
scanty - Wiktionary, the free dictionary scanty (comparative scantier, superlative scantiest) To share, with ill-concealed disdain, Of Scotland's pay the scanty gain
SCANTY Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Some common synonyms of scanty are meager, scant, skimpy, spare, and sparse While all these words mean "falling short of what is normal, necessary, or desirable," scanty stresses insufficiency in amount, quantity, or extent