Defenition of the word scant
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Defenition of the word scant
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"
- limit in quality or quantity
- work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
- supply sparingly, with a meager allowance
- supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"
- supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
Synonyms for the word scant
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- inadequate
- light
- limited
- little
- negligible
- scarce
- short
- skimp
- slight
- stint
Similar words in the scant
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- deficient
- gloss over
- insufficient
- scant
- scanted
- scanter
- scantest
- scantier
- scanties
- scantiest
- scantily
- scantiness
- scantiness's
- scanting
- scants
- scanty
- skate over
- skimp over
- slur over
- smooth over
Hypernyms for the word scant
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- furnish
- limit
- provide
- render
- restrict
- supply
- work
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