scantily
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Definition
- Adverb:
- In a sparse, meager, or insufficient manner: "scantily" describes something done or existing in a way that provides or uses only a small, inadequate amount. It often implies a lack of fullness, coverage, or abundance.
- Barely; in a minimal way: It can also mean just sufficiently to meet a basic requirement, with little or nothing to spare.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- The report was scantily detailed, leaving many questions unanswered.
- She was dressed scantily for the cold weather, wearing only a light jacket.
- The village was scantily populated, with just a few houses scattered across the valley.
Advanced Usage
- "scantily clad": A common collocation meaning dressed in very little clothing.
- The models in the advertisement were scantily clad.
- Used to modify adjectives that describe provision or presence.
- a scantily attended meeting (a meeting with very few people present).
- scantily furnished rooms (rooms with very little furniture).
Variants and Related Words
- Scanty (adjective): Small or insufficient in quantity or amount.
- The scanty evidence was not enough for a conviction.
- Scant (adjective, verb): Barely sufficient or adequate (adj.); to provide or deal with inadequately (v.).
- He paid scant attention to the instructions. (adj.)
- The company scanted on safety measures. (v.)
Synonyms
- Sparsely: In a thinly dispersed or scattered manner.
- Meagerly: In a deficient or inadequate amount.
- Barely: Only just; almost not.
- Insufficiently: To an inadequate degree.
Antonyms
- Abundantly: In large quantities; plentifully.
- Amply: More than sufficiently; generously.
- Lavishly: In a rich, elaborate, or generous manner.
- Fully: Completely or entirely; to the greatest degree.
Related Phrases
- To do something scantily: To perform an action with inadequate effort or resources.
- The research was done so scantily that its conclusions are unreliable.
Adverb
- in a sparse or scanty way
- a barely furnished room