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scant (skănt)

[Middle English, from Old Norse skamt neuter of skammr, short.]

adjective: scant·er, scant·est. 

  1. Barely sufficient: paid scant attention to the lecture.
  2. Falling short of a specific measure: a scant cup of sugar.
  3. Inadequately supplied; short: We were scant of breath after the lengthy climb.

transitive verb: scant·ed, scant·ing, scants. 

  1. To give an inadequate portion or allowance to: had to scant the older children in order to nourish the newborn.
  2. To limit, as in amount or share; stint: Our leisure time is scanted by this demanding job.
  3. To deal with or treat inadequately or neglectfully; slight.

derivatives

scant́ly
adverb
scant́ness
noun