scantly

Adverb

Meaning

In a scant manner; not fully or sufficiently; narrowly; penuriously.

Scarcely; hardly; barely.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

short little comparatively simply commonly slightly somewhat rarely shortly poorly barely hardly seldom practically lightly

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Antonyms

greatly extensively substantially badly adequately richly

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Examples

PORT AU CHOIX, N.L. – The ocean bears all kinds of unusual, alien creatures, scantly ever seen by the human eye. Source: Internet

Some days it suffocates under the weight of my accounting book, and other times it makes a great placemat for my scantly washed cereal bowl. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Scantlin scantling scantlinged scantness scantron scants