Definition of scant

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Scant (superl.) Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment..

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Scant :: Scant (n.) Scantness; scarcity.
Scantiness :: Scantiness (n.) Quality or condition of being scanty.
Fillet :: Fillet (n.) Any scantling smaller than a batten.
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A small quantity; a little bit; not much.
Hackberry :: Hackberry (n.) A genus of trees (Celtis) related to the elm, but bearing drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. C. occidentalis is common in the Eastern United States..
Penurious :: Penurious (a.) Not bountiful or liberal; scanty.
Descant :: Descant (v. i.) The canto, cantus, or soprano voice; the treble..
Scanty :: Scanty (a.) Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.
Descant :: Descant (v. i.) The upper voice in part music.
Scanted :: Scanted (imp. & p. p.) of Scan.
Scanty :: Scanty (a.) Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant; as, a scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of bread..
Scarcely :: Scarcely (adv.) With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just.
Skimp :: Skimp (v. t.) To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.
Nog :: Nog (v. t.) To fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork..
Short-wited :: Short-wited (a.) Having little wit; not wise; having scanty intellect or judgment.
Dole :: Dole (v. t.) To deal out in small portions; to distribute, as a dole; to deal out scantily or grudgingly..
Scantling :: Scantling (v. t.) A fragment; a bit; a little piece.
Descanter :: Descanter (n.) One who descants.
Discant :: Discant (n.) See Descant, n..
Scant :: Scant (v. t.) To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail..
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