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 + -y1