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scantiest

scantiest is the superlative 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 scantiest

What is scantiest the superlative form of?
Scantiest is the superlative form of scanty.

Words near scantiest in the dictionary

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

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