scantly

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈskæntli/

Definition of scantly

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In a way that is slightly lacking, that is scant of how much should be provided.
    “He scantly filled the bag, increasing his profits but getting dissatisified customers.”
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adv

  1. In a way that is slightly lacking, that is scant of how much should be provided.
    “He scantly filled the bag, increasing his profits but getting dissatisified customers.”
  2. Barely; hardly; scarcely.
    “We hold a tourney here to-morrow morn, / And there is scantly time for half the work.”

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Etymology

From scant + -ly.

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