scanty, bare(a), spare
(adjective) lacking in magnitude or quantity; “a bare livelihood”; “a scanty harvest”; “a spare diet”
skimpy, scanty
(adjective) (of clothing) revealing the body; “her dress was scanty and revealing”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scantiest
superlative form of scanty: most scanty
• cattiness, tacitness, testicans
Source: Wiktionary
Scant"y, a. [Compar. Scantier; superl. Scantiest.] Etym: [From Scant, a.]
1. Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant. his dominions were very narrow and scanty. Locke. Now scantier limits the proud arch confine. Pope.
2. Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant; as, a scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of bread.
3. Sparing; niggardly; parsimonius. In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too scanty of words. I. Watts.
Syn.
– Scant; narrow; small; poor; deficient; meager; scarce; chary; sparing; parsimonious; penurious; niggardly; grudging.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
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