SCANTY as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) scanty is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

SCANTY as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • lacking in amplitude or quantity
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a bare livelihood
    • a scanty harvest
    • a spare diet
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