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scanty
(scanty)
Pronunciation:
/ˈskanti/
adjective
(
scantier
,
scantiest
)
small or insufficient in quantity or amount:
they paid whatever they could out of their scanty wages to their families
(of clothing) revealing; skimpy:
the women looked cold in their scanty bodices
plural noun
(
scanties
)
informal
women’s skimpy knickers or pants.
Derivatives
scantily
adverb
scantiness
noun
Origin:
late 16th century
: from
scant
+
-y
1
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