scanty Syllabification: (scant·y)Pronunciation: /ˈskantē/Translate scanty | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of scanty adjective (scantier, scantiest) small or insufficient in quantity or amount:scanty wages (of clothing) revealing; skimpy:the women looked cold in their scanty gowns noun (scanties) brief underpants. Derivatives scantilyPronunciation: /ˈskantəlē, ˈskantl-ē/ adverb scantiness noun Origin: late 16th century: from scant + -y1scanty in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of scanty in the British & World English dictionary
