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scant
What does scant mean?
scant (adjective): not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; meager.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce scant?
/skænt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does scant come from?
Adjective and determiner from Middle English scant, from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr (“short”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “scant” mean?
not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; meager
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having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
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of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech
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middle; midway; being in the middle of the way or distance
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