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- pronunciation:
- skaent
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
scanter, scantest |
definition 1: |
barely enough; very little.
After weeks of hiding in the hills from the sheriff, the outlaw's supply of food had become scant.- synonyms:
- meager, slender, spare
- antonyms:
- abundant, ample, plentiful, profuse
- similar words:
- bare, deficient, feeble, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, lean, little, scarce, short, slight, slim, small, stingy, thin
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definition 2: |
just short of a certain measure.
I use a scant teaspoon of sugar in my tea.- similar words:
- bare, deficient, incomplete, short, spare
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related words: |
light, narrow |
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derivations: |
scantly (adv.), scantness (n.) |
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