- (a.) Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant; as, a scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of bread.
- (a.) Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.
- (a.) Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "scanty" 28 May 2011. Web. 27 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/scanty/definitions/2058405> |