scantiness

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The result or product of being scanty
The quality of being scanty
{n} narrowness, smallness
{i} lack, state of being in short supply, scarcity
the quality of being meager; "an exiguity of cloth that would only allow of miniature capes"-George Eliot
Quality or condition of being scanty
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Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent
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meager
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{a} narrow, small, poor, sparing, near
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skimp
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Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant
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short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
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Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious
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meagre
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Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant; as, a scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of bread
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slight
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small as in portion
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{s} lacking, having an inadequate supply; meager, barely sufficient, just enough; limited, deficient
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lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet"
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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
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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
scantiness

    Hyphenation

    scan·ti·ness

    Turkish pronunciation

    skäntinıs

    Pronunciation

    /ˈskantēnəs/ /ˈskæntiːnəs/

    Etymology

    () From scanty +‎ -ness
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