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scantily

[ skan-tuh-lee ]

adverb

  1. to a barely sufficient degree; in a meager or barely adequate quantity or way:

    We ate in a room adorned with posters of various scantily clad models.

    The first pioneers arrived in the valley just before winter, worn out and scantily supplied with provisions.



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Origin of scantily1

First recorded in 1620–30; scanty ( def ) + -ly ( def )
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Example Sentences

The majority of people eyeing the scantily dressed women behind the red neon windows are tourists.

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A spotlight shines on two glistening bodies facing off on the wrestling mat, each scantily clad and grappling to subdue the other in a takedown.

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In 1980, Donald J. Trump made the front page of The New York Times after assaulting a pair of scantily clad women at a Fifth Avenue department store.

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The tell, though, is in the position of the camera: We see Liane standing there, scantily clad and attempting to project confidence, from the perspective of the casting director, placing viewers in a compromised position.

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More worryingly, the Guardian alleged that the director “pulled women to sit on his lap,†and “tried to kiss some of the topless and scantily clad female extras†during a nightclub scene.

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