Scant - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|skænt|
Brit.
|skænt|
verb
- work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially (syn: skimp)
- limit in quality or quantity (syn: skimp)
- supply sparingly and with restricted quantities (syn: skimp, stint)
- limit in quality or quantity (syn: skimp)
- supply sparingly and with restricted quantities (syn: skimp, stint)
adjective
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so (syn: light, short)
a scant cup of sugar
Extra examples
Food was in scant supply.
She paid scant attention to the facts.
Police found scant evidence of fraud.
The media gave the conference scant coverage.
...the oilskins worn by the fishing boat's crew gave them scant protection from the cold, driving rain...
...don't scant the peanut butter on those sandwiches!...
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