scant

adj.稀缺的

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
scant (adjective)
1.
dialect
a) excessively frugal
b) not prodigal - chary
2.
a) barely or scarcely sufficient , especially not quite coming up to a stated measure - a scant teaspoon
b) lacking in amplitude or quantity - scant growth
3.
having a small or insufficient supply - he's fat, and scant of breath Shakespeare meager
scant (adverb)
dialect - scarcely hardly
scant (verb)
transitive verb
1.
to provide an incomplete supply of
2.
to make small, narrow, or meager
3.
to give scant attention to - slight
4.
to provide with a meager or inadequate portion or supply - stint
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
scant (adjective)
less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable
SYNONYMS:
exiguous, hand-to-mouth, light, niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, skimp, skimpy, slender, slim, spare, sparing, sparse, stingy
RELATED WORDS:
deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, short, wanting; bare, bare-bones; least, littlest, lowest, mere, minimal, slightest; slight, small, thin; barren, infertile, sterile, unfruitful, unproductive
NEAR ANTONYMS:
adequate, enough, satisfactory, sufficient, tolerable; fat, fecund, fertile, fruitful, prolific, rich; lavish, luxuriant; blooming, bursting, flourishing, proliferative, swarming, teeming, thriving; excess, extra, surplus
abundant, ample, bountiful, copious, generous, liberal, plenteous, plentiful
scant (verb)
to use or give out in stingy amounts
SYNONYMS:
nurse, scant, skimp (on), stint (on)
RELATED WORDS:
dole out, mete (out), portion (out), ration (out); pinch, shortchange; conserve, preserve
NEAR ANTONYMS:
heap, lavish, pour, rain, shower
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