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Webster 1913 Edition
Scanty
1.
Lacking amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant.
His dominions were very narrow and
scanty
. Locke.
Now
scantier
limits the proud arch confine. Pope.
2.
Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant;
as, a
. scanty
supply of words; a scanty
supply of bread3.
Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.
In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too
scanty
of words. I. Watts.
Syn. – Scant; narrow; small; poor; deficient; meager; scarce; chary; sparing; parsimonious; penurious; niggardly; grudging.
Webster 1828 Edition
Scanty
SCANT'Y
,Adj.
1.
Narrow; small; wanting amplitude or extent.His dominions were very narrow and scanty.
Now scantier limits the proud arch confine.
2.
Poor; not copious or full; not ample; hardly sufficient; as a scanty language; a scanty supply of words; a scantly supply of bread.3.
Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too scanty of words.