Scanty

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  • adjective. Small or insufficient in amount, size, or extent.
  • adjective. Not covering a considerable amount of the body.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Lacking amplitude or extent; narrow; small; scant.
  • Limited in scope, copiousness, fullness, or abundance; barely sufficient for use or necessity: as, a scanty wardrobe.
  • Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.
  • Synonyms Short, insufficient, slender, meager.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant.
  • adjective. Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant.
  • adjective. Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.
  • adjective. Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
  • adjective. lacking in amplitude or quantity
    • Word Usage
    "It was a picture of a child clad in scanty rags, showing just enough skin to make me uncomfortable."
    cross-reference
    deficient  insufficient  meagre  narrow  scant  
    Equivalent
    meager  meagerly  meagre  scrimpy  stingy  
    Form
    scantily  scantiness  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    underpants  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Auntie  Chianti  Santy  ante  anti  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ample  coarse  decent  imperfect  inadequate  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Lenten  Spartan  abstemious  angustifoliate  angustirostrate  
    variant
    scantier  scantiest  
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