Scanty

Word SCANTY
Character 6
Hyphenation scant y
Pronunciations /ˈskænti/

Definitions and meanings of "Scanty"

What do we mean by scanty?

Small or insufficient in amount, size, or extent. adjective

Not covering a considerable amount of the body. adjective

Lacking amplitude or extent; narrow; small; scant.

Limited in scope, copiousness, fullness, or abundance; barely sufficient for use or necessity: as, a scanty wardrobe.

Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.

Synonyms Short, insufficient, slender, meager.

Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant. adjective

Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant. adjective

Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious. adjective

Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent. adjective

Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious. adjective

Short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural) noun

Lacking in amplitude or quantity adjective

Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.

Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious; stingy.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Scanty

The word "scanty" in example sentences

It was a picture of a child clad in scanty rags, showing just enough skin to make me uncomfortable. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Tue 11/24/09 3: 54 PM to the contrary, I think the majority of movies have women and girls portrayed in scanty clothes and objectified roles. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I mean by that, that their minds have been well trained but their actual knowledge of things is scanty from a lack of conventional education. ❋ Unknown (1924)

To cross that exposed deck with a howling gale blowing and huge green seas coming aboard was no joke; and then to sit for two hours in scanty shelter watching Horses suffer besides! ❋ Unknown (1910)

There were many sad spectacles among these survivors, many landing in scanty attire and with bare feet and frozen limbs, until the time came when the Society was able to step into the breach by maintaining on board each Rescue Ship, 100 sets of warm clothing, the sets being replenished each time the vessel returned from a rescue operation, and in this particular connection I should like to mention with deep gratitude the gifts in kind sent over to us by the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire, whose association with the Society dates back a long time -- indeed to the First World War, in 1916, some 30 years ago. ❋ Unknown (1946)

Kalandars sit upon a sofa at the side of the estrade, and seated the Caliph and Ja’afar and Masrur on the other side of the saloon; after which she called the Porter, and said, “How scanty is thy courtesy! now thou art no stranger; nay, thou art one of the household.” ❋ Unknown (2006)

What now becomes of Dr. Miller's so-called scanty and superficial convolutions with small cranial measurements? ❋ Lawson Andrew (1897)

I do not say "scanty;" on the contrary, there is plenty of it -- a great deal too much of it -- but it is the quality, the nature of the knowledge, which I quarrel with. ❋ Thomas Henry Huxley (1860)

A 9 billion euro stock offering would improve Deutsche Bank's credit quality, but the bank provided "scanty" information on sovereign exposures in non-trading accounts. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Suma Chakrabarti, ex-permanent secretary at the department of international development, said that evidence of the situation in Iraq before the invasion was 'scanty'. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As the New Year unfolded and the political environment worsened, weather reporting became even more scanty than before. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I think their record in any of those fields is so scanty both absolutely and in relation to their numbers as to lead us to wonder whether they were here at all. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Although in his monograph, Early American Winters II, 1821-1870, David Ludlum carefully outlined winter weather events during the Civil War years, his coverage of the winter prior to the war 1860-61, known as the Great Secession Winter, is scanty, at least for the East. ❋ Unknown (2011)

This Becky, played by Daisy Haggard, is a ditzy blonde whose overbite at first seems bigger than her brain, and the picture of innocence, as she turns up in an unsuitable scanty dress for her date with Max. ❋ Paul Levy (2011)

The farm work goes on as usual, and little enough of it can we manage to get into the seven or eight hours of scanty daylight, though the milking has to be done by lantern light at both ends of the day. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Publicly available claims data for developing such measures, however, are scanty. ❋ George Shultz (2011)

There was one golden eagle and four magpies eating the scanty remains of a snowshoe hare. ❋ Annie Proulx (2011)

If you check out references to recent Rimes comings and goings on the internet, you will see occasional snarky remarks about her appearing in scanty clothes like bikinis and even this particular Santa suit. ❋ Rodney Punt (2011)

Martin Ramin for The Wall Street Journal This is the year of Cleopatra — she's the subject of Stacy Sch iff's acclaimed new biography and Angelina Jolie is soon to step into her gladiator sandals and scanty tunic. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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