scanty

adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Barely sufficient or adequate.
2. Insufficient, as in extent or degree.

scantily scant'i·ly adv.
scantiness scant'i·ness n.

adjective

Conspicuously deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent: exiguous, meager, poor, puny, scant, skimpy, spare, sparse, stingy, thin. Slang measly. See big/small/amount, excess/insufficiency/enough.

adj

Definition: inadequate
Antonyms: abundant, ample, plentiful

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IN BRIEF: Very little, meager, barely enough.

The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. — Thomas Paine (1737-1809), English born American writer and political pamphleteer.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - knap, ringe, mager, utilstrækkelig, knapt tilmålt, luftig, let

Nederlands (Dutch)
schaars, schraal, beperkt

Français (French)
adj. - maigre, sommaire, rudimentaire, minuscule

Deutsch (German)
adj. - knapp

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανεπαρκής, πενιχρός, λιγοστός, λειψός

Italiano (Italian)
scarso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - escasso, magro, roupa sumária

Русский (Russian)
скудный, недостаточный, скупой, малоплодородный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - escaso, pobre, parco, insuficiente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - knapp, knappt tillmätt, ringa, inskränkt, mager, klen, torftig, sparsam

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不足的, 贫乏的, 缺乏的, 狭窄的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不足的, 貧乏的, 缺乏的, 狹窄的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 여유가 없는, 빈약한, 드문 드문한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 乏しい, 僅少の, 貧弱な, 狭い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير كافي, ضئيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מועט, זעום, מספיק בקושי‬

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