scanty in English dictionary

  • scanty

    Meanings and definitions of "scanty"

    • Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.
    • Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.
    • adjective
      Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.
    • adjective
      Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.
    • somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent
    • adjective
      lacking in magnitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet"
    • adjective
      (of clothing) revealing the body; "her dress was scanty and revealing"
    • noun
      short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)

    Synonyms of "scanty" in English dictionary

    meager, spare, underpants are the top synonyms of "scanty" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of scanty

    • scantier; scantiest
    • scanty ( comparative scantier, superlative scantiest)
    • scanty (comparative scantier, superlative scantiest)
  • Scanty

Sample sentences with "scanty"

Available translations

Authors