Scant"y (?), a.
[Compar. Scantier (?);
superl. Scantiest.] [From Scant,
a.] 1. Wanting amplitude or
extent; narrow; small; not abundant.
His dominions were very narrow and
scanty.
Locke.
Now scantier limits the proud arch
confine.
Pope.
2. Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient;
scant; as, a scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of
bread.
3. Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.
In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too
scanty of words.
I. Watts.
Syn. -- Scant; narrow; small; poor; deficient; meager;
scarce; chary; sparing; parsimonious; penurious; niggardly;
grudging.
Scant"y (?), a.
[Compar. Scantier (?);
superl. Scantiest.] [From Scant,
a.] 1. Wanting amplitude or
extent; narrow; small; not abundant.
His dominions were very narrow and
scanty.
Locke.
Now scantier limits the proud arch
confine.
Pope.
2. Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient;
scant; as, a scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of
bread.
3. Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.
In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too
scanty of words.
I. Watts.
Syn. -- Scant; narrow; small; poor; deficient; meager;
scarce; chary; sparing; parsimonious; penurious; niggardly;
grudging.
