scant
1. scant \'skant\ aj [ME, fr. ON skamt, neut. of skammer short; akin to Gk
koptein] to cut - more at CAPON dial 1a: excessively frugal : PARSIMONIOUS
1b: not prodigal : CHARY 2a: barely or scarcely sufficient; specif : not
quite coming up to a stated measure 2b: lacking in amplitude or quantity :
MEAGER - scant.ly av
2. scant av dial : SCARCELY, HARDLY
3. scant vt 1: to provide with a meager or inadequate portion or allowance
: STIN T 2: to make small, narrow, or meager : SKIMP 3: to provide an
incomplete supply of : WITHHOLD 4: to give scant attention to : SLIGHT