Associations to the word «Scanty»
Adverb
Wiktionary
SCANTY, adjective. Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.
SCANTY, adjective. Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.
Dictionary definition
SCANTY, noun. Short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural).
SCANTY, adjective. Lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet".
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.