[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

scanty \scant"y\, a. compar. scantier; superl. scantiest.
   from scant, a.
   1. lacking amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant.
      1913 webster

            his dominions were very narrow and scanty. --locke.
      1913 webster

            now scantier limits the proud arch confine. --pope.
      1913 webster

   2. somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant; as, a
      scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of bread.
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   3. sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.
      1913 webster

            in illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too
            scanty of words.                      --i. watts.
      1913 webster

   syn: scant; narrow; small; poor; deficient; meager; scarce;
        chary; sparing; parsimonious; penurious; niggardly;
        grudging.
        1913 webster
see also:
scantier scantiest scant 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

scanty
     adj : lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a
           scanty harvest"; "a spare diet" syn: barea, spare
     n : short underpants for women or children usually used in the
         plural syn: pantie, panty, step-in
     also: scantiest, scantier
see also:
barea spare pantie panty step-in scantiest 
scantier 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

scantier
     see scanty
see also:
scanty 

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