scantly

  • 1Scantly — Scant ly, adv. 1. In a scant manner; not fully or sufficiently; narrowly; penuriously. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Scarcely; hardly; barely. [1913 Webster] Scantly they durst their feeble eyes dispread Upon that town. Fairfax. [1913 Webster] We… …

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  • 2scantly — adverb Done in a way that is slightly lacking, that is scant of how much should be provided. He scantly filled the bag, increasing his profits but getting dissatisified customers …

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  • 3scantly — scant ► ADJECTIVE 1) barely sufficient or adequate. 2) barely amounting to the amount specified. ► VERB chiefly N. Amer. ▪ provide or deal with insufficiently. DERIVATIVES scantly adverb scantness noun. ORIGIN …

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  • 4scantly — adverb see scant I …

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  • 5scantly — See scant. * * * …

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  • 6scantly — adv. barely, scarcely; scantily, in the manner of being in short supply …

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  • 7scantly — ad. 1. Penuriously, narrowly, illiberally, sparingly. 2. Scarcely, hardly …

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  • 8scantly — scant·ly …

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  • 9scantly — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from scant (II) + ly 1. : barely, scarcely 2. : in small or inadequate measure …

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  • 10scant — scantly, adv. scantness, n. /skant/, adj., scanter, scantest, v., adv. adj. 1. barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice. 2. limited; meager; not large: a scant amount. 3. barely amounting to as …

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