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scanty
CEFRC1
/ˈskænti/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Small in amount and less than what is needed.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailSparing; niggardly; parsimonious; stingy.
Examples
The rice crop was scanty this year.
A girl dressed in scanty clothing
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 1
Also pronounced
- /ˈskeə̯nti/
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningSomewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.
More examples
In contextTo share, with ill-concealed disdain, / Of Scotland's pay the scanty gain.
[…]and we cannot but regret that the imperfect morality of those days, which saw glory in the valour of freemen, rebellion only in that of slaves, should have left us but frigid and scanty accounts of so obstinate a siege.
In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too scanty of words.
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Origin
adjective
From scant + -y.