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| Scant |
| [Compar.
Scanter (?); superl. Scantest.] [Icel.
skamt, neuter of skamr, skammr, short; cf.
skamta to dole out, to portion.] |
Not
full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted
for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant
allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for
a garment.
Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
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To limit] to straiten; to
treat illiberally; to stint; as, to scant one in provisions; to
scant ourselves in the use of necessaries.
To cut short; to make small, narrow, or
scanty; to curtail.
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To fail, or become
less; to scantle; as, the wind scants.
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In a scant manner; with
difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
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