Canadian English Meaning of scant
scant
Other Canadian English words related to scant
- scarce
- sparse
- small
- inadequate
- Insufficient
- lacking
- light
- lowest
- meagre
- meager
- blankety-blank
- poor
- Scant
- short
- skimpy
- slender
- small
- spare
- economical
- stingy
- Bare
- bare bones
- deficient
- hand to mouth
- least
- minimal
- stingy, tight-fisted
- skimp
- slight
- slim
- sterile
- thin
- wanting
- littlest
- slightest
- Thin on the ground
Nearest Words of scant
Definitions and Meaning of scant in English
scant (v)
work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
limit in quality or quantity
supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
scant (s)
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
scant (superl.)
Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment.
Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
scant (v. t.)
To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as, to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries.
To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail.
scant (v. i.)
To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants.
scant (adv.)
In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
scant (n.)
Scantness; scarcity.
FAQs About the word scant
scant
work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially, limit in quality or quantity, supply sparingly and with restricted quantities, less than t
scarce,sparse,small,inadequate,Insufficient,lacking,light,lowest,meagre,meager
abundant,adequate,plentiful,bountiful,copious,enough,generous,liberal,plentiful,satisfactory
scansorial => (scansorial), scansores => climbing birds, scansion => scanning, scanning => scanning, scanner => Scanner,
