What does "scanty" mean?
Scanty: Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant; as, a scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of bread.
Additional senses
- 2.Sparing; niggardly; parsimonius. In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too scanty of words. I. Watts.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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