Associations to the word «Scanty»
Noun
- Trouser
- Steed
- Mantle
- Overcoat
- Famine
- Nose
- Negroes
- Camel
- Thirst
- Evidence
- Wig
- Sand
- Crop
- Traveller
- Accommodation
- Soil
- Furnishing
- Clothes
- Uterus
- Thicket
- Herd
- Rowland
- Corn
- Patch
- Goat
- Steppe
- Exertion
- Remains
- Fringe
- Bullock
- Acacia
- Scarcity
- Plain
- Breakfast
- Documentation
- Dress
- Habitation
- Lock
- Sledge
- Bundle
- Enjoyment
- Notice
- Vegetable
- Haste
- Cloth
- Slumber
- Means
Adjective
Wiktionary
SCANTY, adjective. Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.
SCANTY, adjective. Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.
Dictionary definition
SCANTY, noun. Short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural).
SCANTY, adjective. Lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet".
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