scanty
US /ˈskæn.t̬i/
UK /ˈskæn.t̬i/
1.
scarso, insufficiente, esiguo
small or insufficient in quantity or amount
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The information provided was scanty and unhelpful.
Le informazioni fornite erano scarse e inutili.
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They survived on a scanty diet of rice and beans.
Sopravvivevano con una dieta scarsa di riso e fagioli.
2.
succinto, esiguo, rivelatore
(of clothing) revealing because of being small or thin
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She wore a scanty bikini to the beach.
Indossava un bikini succinto in spiaggia.
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His scanty clothing offered little protection from the cold.
I suoi vestiti succinti offrivano poca protezione dal freddo.