scant

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/skænt/

noun 5adj 3verb 2det 1adv 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, english, low, scraggy

VERB + SCANT

happened, message, wearing

SCANT + NOUN

allowance, attention, cedars, cloth, cup, cups, difference, material

PREP.

in, in, on, with

ADV.

bravely, unfortunately

Definitions

adj

Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.

a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment

His sermon was scant, in all, a quarter of an hour.

Sparing; parsimonious; chary.

Be somewhat scanter of your maiden presence.

Slightly diminished; just short of the amount described.

a scant cup of sugar

verb

To limit in amount or share; to stint.

to scant someone in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries

Scant not my cups.

To fail, or become less; to scantle.

The wind scants.

det

Very little, very few.

After his previous escapades, Mary had scant reason to believe John.

(as pronoun) The failure of this project has scant to do with me.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — supply sparingly and with restricted quantities

verb — limit in quality or quantity

skimp

verb — work hastily or carelessly

skimp

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment

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His sermon was scant, in all, a quarter of an hour.

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Another major defect of the current literature dealing with the nomenclature of hybrid forms of English is the scant attention paid to the question of frequency.

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to scant someone in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries

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Scant not my cups.

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where man hath a great living laid together and where he is scanted

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, scant is marked as dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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