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scantier

scantier is the comparative form of scanty.

Meaning of scanty

Adjective

scanty (comparative scantier, superlative scantiest)

  1. Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.
    • A girl dressed in scanty clothing
    Synonyms:
    skimpy
  2. Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious; stingy.
    • In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too scanty of words.1725, Isaac Watts, Logick: Or, The Right Use of Reason in the Enquiry after Truth, […], 2nd edition, London: […] John Clark and Richard Hett, […], Emanuel Matthews, […], and Richard Ford, […]...
  3. Revealing.
    Synonyms:
    brief

Questions about scantier

What is scantier the comparative form of?
Scantier is the comparative form of scanty.

Words near scantier in the dictionary

  1. scante
  2. scanted
  3. scanter
  4. scantest
  5. Scanticook
  6. scantier
  7. scanties
  8. scantiest
  9. scantily
  10. scantily clad
  11. scantily-clad

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