scanty

scanty is an   Adverb

Definition:

[1] Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant. his dominions were very narrow and scanty. Locke. Now scantier limits the proud arch confine. Pope.

[2] Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant; as, a scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of bread.

[3] Sparing; niggardly; parsimonius. In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too scanty of words. I. Watts.

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