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scanty
US /ˈskæn.t̬i/
UK /ˈskæn.t̬i/
1.
small or insufficient in quantity or amount
:
•
The information provided was
scanty
and unhelpful.
•
They survived on a
scanty
diet of rice and beans.
:
meager
sparse
paltry
insufficient
deficient
2.
(of clothing) revealing because of being small or thin
:
•
She wore a
scanty
bikini to the beach.
•
His
scanty
clothing offered little protection from the cold.
:
revealing
skimpy
meager
sparse
bare