[scant] adj [ME, fr. ON skamt, neut. of skammr short] (14c) 1 dial a: excessively frugal b: not prodigal: chary
2. a: barely or scarcely sufficient; esp: not quite coming up to a stated measure b: lacking in amplitude or quantity
3: having a small or insufficient supply "he's fat, and ~ of breath --Shak." syn see meager -- scant.ly adv -- scant.ness n
[2]scant adv (15c) dial: scarcely, hardly [3]scant vt (ca. 1580) 1: to provide an incomplete supply of: withhold
2: to make small, narrow, or meager: skimp
3: to give scant attention to: slight
4: to provide with a meager or inadequate portion or allowance: stint