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scanty
01
lacking in magnitude or quantity
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
scantiest
Comparative
scantier
gradable
02
(of a piece of clothing) small and not covering much of the body
Examples
She wore a scanty bikini to the beach, attracting plenty of attention.
Scanty
01
short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
scanties
Lexical Tree
scantily
scantiness
scanty
scant
