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scanty

scant·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skan-tee]
    • /ˈskæn ti/
    • /ˈskæn.ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skan-tee]
    • /ˈskæn ti/

Definitions of scanty word

  • adjective scanty scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient. 1
  • adjective scanty meager; not adequate. 1
  • adjective scanty lacking amplitude in extent or compass. 1
  • noun plural scanty scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women. 1
  • adjective scanty meagre 1
  • adjective scanty clothes: revealing 1

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Origin of scanty

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; scant + -y1; (def 4) blend of scanty and panties

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Scanty

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

scanty popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

scanty usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for scanty

adj scanty

  • a few — small number of
  • at a premium — If something is at a premium, it is wanted or needed, but is difficult to get or achieve.
  • beggared — a person who begs alms or lives by begging.
  • bitty — If you say that something is bitty, you mean that it seems to be formed from a lot of different parts which you think do not fit together or go together well.
  • deficient — If someone or something is deficient in a particular thing, they do not have the full amount of it that they need in order to function normally or work properly.

adjective scanty

  • bare — If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
  • exiguous — Very small in size or amount.
  • failing — Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
  • fortuneless — Unlucky, unfortunate.
  • incapacious — Not capacious; narrow, small, weak, or foolish.

Antonyms for scanty

adjective scanty

  • lavish — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.

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