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scant
01
barely or not satisfactory in amount
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
scantest
Comparative
scanter
gradable
Examples
The recipe called for a scant teaspoon of salt to avoid overpowering the dish.
to scant
01
supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
scant
3rd person singular
scants
Past simple
scanted
Past participle
scanted
02
limit in quality or quantity
03
freshwater catfish of eastern United States
04
work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
Lexical Tree
scantness
scant
