scanty

== English == === Etymology === From scant +‎ -y. === Pronunciation === (without æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈskænti/ (æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈskeə̯nti/, /ˈskɛə̯nti/ Rhymes: -ænti Hyphenation: scan‧ty === Adjective === scanty (comparative scantier, superlative scantiest) Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent. Synonym: skimpy Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious; stingy. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== meagre scant slender insufficient deficient scarce exiguous === Further reading === “scanty”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “scanty”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “scanty”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Cantys