| Main Entry: | scant/scanty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inadequate |
Synonyms: |
bare, barely sufficient, close, deficient, exiguous, failing, insufficient, limited, little, meager, minimal, narrow, poor, rare, restricted, scrimpy, short, shy, skimpy, slender, spare, sparing, sparse, stingy, thin, tight, wanting |
Antonyms: |
abundant, adequate, ample, covering, plentiful, substantial, sufficient |
| Main Entry: | scanty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inadequate |
Synonyms: |
bare, barely sufficient, close, deficient, exiguous, failing, insufficient, limited, little, meager, minimal, narrow, poor, rare, restricted, scant, scrimpy, short, shy, skimpy, slender, spare, sparing, sparse, stingy, thin, tight, wanting |
| Notes: | scanty means barely adequate or sufficient; scant means less than the correct or full amount; skimpy means containing little excess |
Antonyms: |
abundant, ample, plentiful |