Simplified Chinese Meaning of scant

稀少

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Definitions and Meaning of scant in English

Wordnet

scant (v)

work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially

limit in quality or quantity

supply sparingly and with restricted quantities

Wordnet

scant (s)

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

Webster

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.

Webster

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.

Webster

scant (v. i.)

To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants.

Webster

scant (adv.)

In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.

Webster

scant (n.)

Scantness; scarcity.

FAQs About the word scant

稀少

work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially, limit in quality or quantity, supply sparingly and with restricted quantities, less than t

稀少的,稀疏,稀少的,不充分,不足的,缺少,亮光,最低的,少量的,瘦弱的

充足的,适当的,充足,丰饶,大量的,够了,慷慨,自由主义的,充足的,令人满意的

scansorial => (攀缘的), scansores => 攀禽目, scansion => 扫描, scanning => 扫描, scanner => 扫描仪,