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Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec. scant·y  (sknt) adj.
scant·i·er, scant·i·est 1. Barely sufficient or adequate. 2.
Insufficient, as in extent or degree.  scanti·ly adv.
scanti·ness n.  scanty [ˈskæntɪ] adj scantier, scantiest 1.
limited; barely enough; meagre 2. insufficient; inadequate 3.
lacking fullness; small scantily  adv scantiness  n  scant•y
(ˈskæn ti)  adj. scant•i•er, scant•i•est, adj. 1. insufficient
in amount, extent, or degree. 2. scanties, very brief
underpants, esp. for women. [1650–60; scant (in obsolete or
dial. n. sense “dearth”) + -y1; (definition 4)b. scanty and
panties] scant′i•ly, adv. scant′i•ness, n. syn: scanty, meager,
sparse refer to insufficiency or deficiency in quantity, number,
etc. scanty denotes smallness or insufficiency of quantity,
number, supply, etc.: a scanty supply of food. mea