English dictionary
scant
/sk/&/nt/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a <i>scant</i> allowance of provisions or water; a <i>scant</i> pattern of cloth for a garment.
Source: webster1913
noun
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Scantness; scarcity.
Source: webster1913
adverb
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In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
ExamplesA scant cup of sugar.
Source: WordNet 3.0
verb
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work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
Synonyms skimpSource: WordNet 3.0
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limit in quality or quantity
Source: WordNet 3.0
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supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as, to <i>scant</i> one in provisions; to <i>scant</i> ourselves in the use of necessaries.
Source: webster1913
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To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind <i>scants</i>.
Source: webster1913