SCANTY


Meaning of SCANTY in English

adjective (scantier; -est) Etymology: English dialect scant ~ supply, from Middle English, from Old Norse skamt, from neuter of skammr short Date: 1600 limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent, see: meager scantily adverb scantiness noun

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