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De - Pt| English Dictionary: scantiest | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Scanty \Scant"y\, a. [Compar. {Scantier}; superl. {Scantiest}.] [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; parsimonious. 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. | |
