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Webster 1913 Edition


Scantily

Scant′i-ly

,
adv.
In a scanty manner; not fully; not plentifully; sparingly; parsimoniously.
His mind was very
scantily
stored with materials.
Macaulay.

Webster 1828 Edition


Scantily

SCANT'ILY

,
adv.
[from scanty.]
1.
Not fully; not plentifully. the troops were scantily supplied with flour.
2.
Sparingly; niggardly; as, to speak scantily of one. [Unusual.]