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scanter

scanter is the comparative form of scant.

Meaning of scant

Adjective

scant (comparative scanter, superlative scantest)

  1. Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager.
    • a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment
    Synonyms:
    sparse, spare, geason
  2. Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
    • Be somewhat scanter of your maiden presence.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
  3. Slightly diminished; just short of the amount described.
    • a scant cup of sugar

See all 12 meanings of scant

Questions about scanter

What is scanter the comparative form of?
Scanter is the comparative form of scant.

Words near scanter in the dictionary

  1. scansorious
  2. scansorius
  3. scant
  4. scante
  5. scanted
  6. scanter
  7. scantest
  8. Scanticook
  9. scantier
  10. scanties
  11. scantiest

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