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scanty(dictionary)

scanty (iou)



scanty adjective & noun. ['skanti] L16.
[from SCANT noun or adjective + -Y1.]
A. adjective.
Meagre, barely sufficient or adequate; not ample or copious. L16.
R. Fraser Breakfast was scantymilk and..dry bread.
Existing in small or insufficient quantity; scarce, not abundant. L17.
Sciences Cartesian thinking..often manifests itself as elegant theory backed by scanty evidence.
Parsimonious; (of soil) yielding little. L17-L18.
Deficient in extent or size; small, brief. E18.
New York Times In every garage, there were girlie calendars..bikinis and scanty clothing, but no nudes.
b. noun. Underwear, esp. women's brief knickers or panties. Now only in pl. colloq. (chiefly US). E20.
scantily adverb E17.
scantiness noun M16.