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   scant

   /skant/

   adjective

   • 1. barely sufficient or adequate: "companies with scant regard for the safety of future generations"
   • ▪ barely amounting to a specified number or quantity: "she weighed a scant two pounds"

   verb

   • 1. provide grudgingly or in insufficient amounts: North American "he does not scant his attention to the later writings"
   • ▪ deal with inadequately; neglect: North American "the press regularly scants a host of issues relating to safety and health"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr ‘short’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. scantly adverb
   • 2. scantness noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSCANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   scant | American Dictionary. adjective [ not gradable ] us / skænt / Add to word list. very little or not much:

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › scantScant Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SCANT is excessively frugal. How to use scant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Scant.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSCANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   You use scant to indicate that there is very little of something or not as much of something as there should be.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishscant adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of scant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySCANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective [ not gradable ] us / skænt / Add to word list. very little or not much: I paid scant attention to the movie’s plot.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSCANT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   SCANT definition: very little and not enough: . Learn more.

8. www.dictionary.com › browse › scantSCANT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Scant definition: barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate. See examples of SCANT used in a sentence.