scanty

/skˈɑːnti/

/ˈskænti/

[adjective] [noun]

scanty

[ADJECTIVE]

lacking in magnitude or quantity

synonyms : bare(a)

spare

(of a piece of clothing) revealing and not covering much of the body

synonyms : skimpy

Scanty

[NOUN]

short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)

synonyms : pantie

panty

step-in

Examples

1. And the data points in five million BC are a little bit scanty.

2. As Suetonius reports, he used to comb forward his scanty locks from the crown of his head.

3. After a long winter of snow and scanty feed, the elk once more are back in the aspen thickets, in the freedom of the awakening wilderness with the promise of tender new forage.

4. In india the most common cause is tuberculosis of your uterus can give rise to scanty periods.

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