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- pronunciation:
- skaent
- parts of speech:
- adjective, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
scanter, scantest |
| definition 1: |
barely enough in quantity or amount; very little.
There is only a scant supply of sugar left.The evidence was scant but apparently enough to convict him.- synonyms:
- exiguous, meager, scanty, scrimpy, skimpy, slender, spare
- antonyms:
- abundant, ample, plentiful, profuse
- similar words:
- bare, deficient, feeble, inadequate, insubstantial, insufficient, lacking, lean, little, scarce, short, slight, slim, small, stingy, thin, tight
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| definition 2: |
just short of or barely equaling a certain measure.
Add a scant teaspoon of salt to the mixture.- similar words:
- bare, deficient, incomplete, scanty, scrimpy, short, skimpy, spare
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| definition 3: |
having an insufficient amount or supply (usu. fol. by "of").
I am scant of funds right now.- synonyms:
- short, wanting
- similar words:
- deficient, lacking, scarce, shy
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| related words: |
infrequent, light, narrow, sparing |
adverb + (adj.)scant
relatively, seemingly
(adj.)scant
+ noun
acre,
assistance,
attendance,
attention,
awareness,
breeze,
cayenne,
centimeter,
clothing,
comfort,
consolation,
coverage,
crop,
cytoplasm,
data,
detail,
dough,
dress,
earnings,
evidence,
foot,
handful,
heed,
hope,
hour,
inch,
indication,
information,
interest,
knowledge,
leaf,
light-year,
literature,
mention,
meter,
mile,
minute,
mixture,
month,
notice,
nucleoli,
pinch,
pound,
precipitation,
progress,
provision,
psychology,
rain,
ration,
reference,
regard,
remains,
research,
resemblance,
reserve,
resource,
respect,
saving,
second,
shade,
slice,
snow,
solace,
supply,
sympathy,
tablespoon,
urine,
yard,
zero
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
scants, scanting, scanted |
| definition 1: |
to supply with an inadequate or barely adequate quantity or amount.
The vendor scanted us on our order again.- synonyms:
- scrimp, stint
- similar words:
- cheat, limit, shortchange, skimp
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| definition 2: |
to treat neglectfully or with insufficient courtesy; slight.
If anyone scanted his daughter, they paid for it.- synonyms:
- slight
- similar words:
- cut, ignore, insult, neglect, scamp, snub
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| definition 3: |
to decrease, limit, or reduce the size or amount of; cut down on.
- synonyms:
- decrease, reduce
- similar words:
- cut, cut down, diminish, limit, restrict
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adverb + (v.)scant
freshly, hitherto, thinly
(v.)scant
+ noun
allspice,
almond,
applause,
baking,
chile,
cinnamon,
cup,
curry,
extract,
flour,
husk,
mustard,
patron,
peanut,
pin,
salt,
soda,
taking,
teaspoon,
thickness,
vanilla
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| derivations: |
scantly (adv.), scantness (n.) |
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