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scanty

[ skan-tee ]

adjective

scantier, scantiest.
  1. scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient.

    Antonyms: ,

  2. meager; not adequate.

    Antonyms: ,

  3. lacking amplitude in extent or compass.


noun

plural scanties.
  1. scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.

scanty

/ ˈ²õ°ìæ²Ô³Ùɪ /

adjective

  1. limited; barely enough; meagre
  2. insufficient; inadequate
  3. lacking fullness; small
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ³¦²¹²Ô³Ù¾±±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ²õ³¦²¹²Ô³Ù¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of scanty1

First recorded in 1650–60; scant + -y 1; scanty ( def 4 ) blend of scanty and panties
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Synonym Study

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. Meager indicates that something is poor, stinted, or inadequate: meager fare; a meager income. Sparse applies particularly to that which grows thinly or is thinly strewn or sown, often over a wide area: sparse vegetation; a sparse population.
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Example Sentences

India's data is scanty, officially recording around 38,000 drowning deaths in 2022, though the actual number is likely much higher.

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In any case, the evidence for long-term human health effects from the normal exposure to these chemicals is scanty.

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The burials had scanty grave goods—a bead and a dog paw—so it’s hard to connect them to any particular material culture.

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In 2005 he was tapped to update the Playboy Bunnies' scanty uniform, and even introduced one version in leopard print.

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The slight and scanty “Drive-Away Dolls†could dissipate with a gust of wind, but it beats a hasty getaway before that becomes a problem.

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