scantily

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In a scanty manner; not fully; not plentifully; sparingly; parsimoniously
{a} narrowly, sparingly, niggardly
in a sparse or scanty way; "a barely furnished room
in a sparse or scanty way; "a barely furnished room"
deficiently, with a lack; barely, hardly; frugally, in an economical manner
scantily clad
wearing a minimum of clothes
scantily clad
Inadequately clothed, half-clothed, underclothed
scantily explored
hardly explored
scanty
Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent
scanty
meager
scanty
{a} narrow, small, poor, sparing, near
Scanty
skimp
scanty
Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant
scanty
short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
scanty
Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious
scanty
meagre
scanty
Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant; as, a scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of bread
scanty
slight
scanty
small as in portion
scanty
{s} lacking, having an inadequate supply; meager, barely sufficient, just enough; limited, deficient
scanty
lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet"
scanty
If someone is wearing scanty clothing, he or she is wearing clothes which are sexually revealing. a model in scanty clothing. + scantily scanti·ly a troupe of scantily-clad dancers
scanty
You describe something as scanty when there is less of it than you think there should be. So far, what scanty evidence we have points to two suspects
scantily

    Hyphenation

    scan·ti·ly

    Turkish pronunciation

    skäntıli

    Pronunciation

    /ˈskantəlē/ /ˈskæntəliː/

    Etymology

    () scanty +‎ -ly
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