adj
scanty
Scanty (adj) means not as large or as much as is really needed.
adj
1
Not as large or as much as is really needed.
"A girl dressed in scanty clothing"
"His face was very truculent, grey and massive, with black cavernous nostrils and circled by a scanty white fur."
— James Joyce, The Sisters (1904)
"How scanty are the records of great men in India!"
— Charles Eliot, Hinduism and Buddhism (1921)
2
Unwilling to give or spend very much; mean.
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Etymology
Formed from scant and -y.
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What is the meaning of scanty?
"scanty" (adj) means not as large or as much as is really needed.
What is another word for scanty?
Other words for "scanty" include spare, skimpy, bare.
What is the opposite of scanty?
Opposites of "scanty" include profuse, large, liberal.
What are the different meanings of scanty?
"scanty" has 2 main meanings: 1. Not as large or as much as is really needed; 2. Unwilling to give or spend very much; mean.
