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   Scant

   /skant/

   

   adjective

   • 1. barely sufficient or adequate: "companies with scant regard for the safety of future generations"
   • ▪ barely amounting to a specified number or quantity: "she weighed a scant two pounds"

   verb

   • 1. provide grudgingly or in insufficient amounts: North American "he does not scant his attention to the later writings"
   • ▪ deal with inadequately; neglect: North American "the press regularly scants a host of issues relating to safety and health"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr ‘short’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. scantly adverb
   • 2. scantness noun

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   What is the meaning of scant?

   • scant (sk nt) adj. scant·er, scant·est 1. Barely sufficient: paid scant attention to the lecture. 2. Falling short of a specific measure: a scant cup of sugar. 3. Inadequately supplied; short: We were scant of breath after the lengthy climb. scant (sk nt) adj. scant·er, scant·est 1. Barely sufficient: paid scant attention to the lecture. 2.

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   What is the medical term for scant?

   • Scant: hardly enough; small in size or amount, barely. Opposite of it is ample. What is the medical term meaning diminished or lack of urine production or secretion? Diminished or scant urine production is oliguria. Anuria is absent urine production. What is the medical term meaning small amount? Scant is often used to mean small amount.

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   What does scant mean in cooking?

   • A. The term "scant" is used occasionally in recipes and cookbooks. Scant means "just barely." In cooking, scant refers to an amount that's just barely reaching; in other words, not packed. When a recipe calls for a scant cup or scant teaspoon of something, don't fill the measuring cup or spoon to the top.

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   What does scantness mean?

   • 1. insufficient in amount, extent, or degree. n. 2. scanties, very brief underpants, esp. for women. scant′i•ness, n.

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   Scant means falling short of what is normal, necessary, or desirable, or having a small or insufficient supply. It can be used as an adjective, adverb, or verb. See synonyms, examples, and word history of scant.

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   Scant means very little and not enough, or almost. Learn how to use scant in sentences with synonyms and related words.

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   adjective. , scant·er, scant·est. barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice. limited; meager; not large: a scant amount. Synonyms: restricted, small, scanty. barely amounting to as much as indicated: a scant two hours; a scant cupful.

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   Scant means very little or not much, or almost a full measure of something. Learn how to use scant in different contexts, with examples and related words, from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   5 days ago · Scant means very little or not enough of something. It can be used as an adjective, verb, or adverb. Learn how to use scant in different contexts and see synonyms and examples.

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   Definitions of scant. adjective. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so. “a scant cup of sugar” synonyms: light, short. deficient, insufficient. of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement. verb. limit in quality or quantity. synonyms: skimp. see more. verb. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities.

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    Scant means very little and not enough. Find out how to use it in a sentence and see its translations in different languages.