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Showing words for SCANTLY using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Scantly

scantly

6 Letter Words for Scantly

cystal, nylast, scanty, slanty

5 Letter Words for Scantly

aclys, acyls, antsy, async, canst, cants, canty, clans, clast, clats, clays, cyans, lants, lasty, nasty, salty, sanct, santy, scalt, scaly, scant, sclat, slant, slaty, styan, styca, talcs, talcy, tansy

4 Letter Words for Scantly

acts, acyl, alts, ants, cals, cans, cant, cany, cast, cats, cays, clan, clat, clay, cyan, cyst, lacs, lacy, lant, last, lats, lays, nast, natl, nats, nays, nyas, salt, sant, scan, scat, scyt, slat, slay, stay, sync, talc, tans, tays

3 Letter Words for Scantly

act, acy, alc, aln, als, alt, aly, anc, ans, ant, any, asl, ast, ays, cal, can, cat, cay, cly, cns, cst, ctn, cts, cyl, lac, lan, las, lat, lay, lca, lsc, lst, lyc, lyn, lys, nas, nat, nay, nys, sac, sal, san, sat, say, sct, sla, slt, sly, sny, sta, sty, syl, syn, tal, tan, tas, tay, tlc, tln, yan, yas, yat

Definitions for Scantly

[1] barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice.
[2] limited; meager; not large: a scant amount.
[3] barely amounting to as much as indicated: a scant two hours; a scant cupful.
[4] having an inadequate or limited supply (usually followed by of ): scant of breath.
[5] to make scant; diminish.
[6] to stint the supply of; withhold.
[7] to treat slightly or inadequately.
[8] Scot. and North England Dialect . scarcely; barely; hardly.
[9] scarcely sufficient; limited he paid her scant attention
[10] (prenominal) slightly short of the amount indicated; bare a scant ten inches
[11] (postpositive foll by of ) having a short supply (of)
[12] to limit in size or quantity
[13] to provide with a limited or inadequate supply of
[14] to treat in a slighting or inadequate manner
[15] scarcely; barely

Words related to Scantly

scantcomparatively, practically, seldom, barely, simply, somewhat, rarely, just, gradually, imperceptibly, infrequently, little, only, slightly, sporadically, faintly, perceptibly, sparsely

Words nearby Scantly

scantscanning line, scanning probe microscope, scanning tunneling microscope, scansion, scansorial, scant, scantling, scantlings, scanty, scanzoni's maneuver, scapa flow

Origin of Scantly

1325–75; Middle English (adj.) < Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr short

Other words from Scantly

scant·ly , adverb
scant·ness , noun

Word origin for Scantly

C14: from Old Norse skamt, from skammr /short; related to Old High German scam

Synonyms for Scantly

barely, comparatively, practically, rarely, seldom, simply, somewhat, just, almost inconceivably, almost not, by a hair, by no means, detectably, faintly, gradually, imperceptibly, infrequently, little, no more than, no way, not a bit, not at all, not by much, not likely, not markedly, not measurably, not much, not notably, not noticeably, not often, not quite, once in a blue moon, only, only just, perceptibly, pretty near, slightly, sparsely, sporadically, with trouble