scanty

adjective
UK: /ˈskænti/
US: /ˈskænti/

  1. Not enough or not adequate; limited or insufficient in amount or size.

    1. Food was scanty, and many went hungry because the supply was scanty.
    2. Details of his early life are scanty, leaving much of his past shrouded in mystery because information about him is very scanty.

  2. Barely sufficient or adequate, often referring to clothing that reveals too much.

    1. She wore a scanty dress to the party, showing quite a lot because the material was scanty.
    2. The information provided was scanty, leaving us with a lot more questions than answers because they had scanty data.

Synonyms

sparse insufficient inadequate limited meager

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "scanty" in English means: Not enough or not adequate; limited or insufficient in amount or size., Barely sufficient or adequate, often referring to clothing that reveals too much..

The phonetic transcription of "scanty" is /ˈskænti/ in British English and /ˈskænti/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "scanty": sparse, insufficient, inadequate, limited, meager.

Example usage of "scanty": "Food was scanty, and many went hungry because the supply was scanty.". More examples on the page.