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- Dictionaryscant/skant/
adjective
- 1. barely sufficient or adequate: "companies with scant regard for the safety of future generations"
verb
- 1. provide grudgingly or in insufficient amounts: North American "he does not scant his attention to the later writings"
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scant | American Dictionary. adjective [ not gradable ] us / skænt / Add to word list. very little or not much:
The meaning of SCANT is excessively frugal. How to use scant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Scant.
You use scant to indicate that there is very little of something or not as much of something as there should be. The police payed scant attention to the theft from her car. American English : scant / ˈskænt /
Scant definition: barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate. See examples of SCANT used in a sentence.
adjective [ not gradable ] us / skænt / Add to word list. very little or not much: I paid scant attention to the movie’s plot.
Definition of scant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define scant. scant synonyms, scant pronunciation, scant translation, English dictionary definition of scant. 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.
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.
SCANT definition: very little and not enough: . Learn more.
Inadequate in size or amount; not enough; meager. Showing scant regard for the law. Webster's New World. Not quite up to full measure. Measuring a scant meter across. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Inadequately supplied; short. We were scant of breath after the lengthy climb.
