meager, scanty, scant, skimpy, spare, sparse mean falling short of what is normal, necessary, or desirable. meager implies the absence of elements, qualities, or numbers necessary to a thing's …

SCANT definition: barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate. See examples of scant used in a sentence.

Almost (Definition of scant from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

You use scant to indicate that there is very little of something or not as much of something as there should be. She began to berate the police for paying scant attention to the theft from her car. …

1. scarcely sufficient; limited: he paid her scant attention. 2. (prenominal) slightly short of the amount indicated; bare: a scant ten inches.

Definition of scant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Oct 31, 2025 · scant (not comparable) (uncommon or dated) With difficulty; scarcely; hardly. quotations

scant′ly, adv. scant′ness, n. 2. scanty, small, restricted. 4. short, lacking, wanting, deficient. 5. lessen, reduce, decrease, curtail. 6. limit, restrict, skimp, scrimp. 7. slight, neglect.

Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager; not enough. A scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English scant /skænt/ adjective [only before noun] 1 not enough The story has received scant attention in the press.