[adjective] -ier, -iest - smaller in size or amount than is considered necessary or desirablescanty vegetationa scanty lunchI haven't got a good enough figure to wear such a scanty dress (= a dress which covers so little of my body).There is scanty evidence to support their accusations.Unfortunately, her decision was based on rather scanty information.
SCANTY
Meaning of SCANTY in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012