scanty
adjective
- having very little
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈskænti/ / /ˈskeə̯nti/ / /ˈskɛə̯nti/
adj
Etymology: From scant + -y.
- Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.
“A girl dressed in scanty clothing”
“To share, with ill-concealed disdain, / Of Scotland's pay the scanty gain.”
- Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious; stingy.
“In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too scanty of words.”