Scant - English meaning

adjective

Not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient.

Usage examples:

This diet is deficient in vitamin b

adjective

Lacking or not good enough

Usage examples:

A diet that is deficient in protein is harmful to children.

adjective

Very small in size or amount.

Usage examples:

My exiguous musical resources

adjective

Very small in size or amount

Usage examples:

I got a teaching job at an exiguous rate of pay.

adjective

Lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.

Usage examples:

These labels prove to be wholly inadequate

adjective

Too low in quality or too small in amount; not enough

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An inadequate income/offer, i feel inadequate when i talk to miranda about art because she knows so…

adjective

Too small in amount

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Inadequate funds/incomes/pensions too many of us are retiring on hopelessly inadequate incomes., th…

adjective

Not enough; inadequate.

Usage examples:

There was insufficient evidence to convict him

adjective

Not enough in amount, strength, or quality; less than is needed

Usage examples:

There was insufficient evidence, so we had to find him not guilty., many of the students got low gr…

adjective

Not enough, or not big or important enough for a particularpurpose

Usage examples:

Their plan may mature with insufficient funds to pay off their mortgages., this would leave insuffi…

adjective

Restricted in size, amount, or extent; few, small, or short.

Usage examples:

A limited number of places are available

verb

Set or serve as a limit to.

Usage examples:

Try to limit the amount you drink

adjective

Limited also means kept within a particular size, range, time, or group

Usage examples:

The advanced course is limited to those who have already taken the introductory course.

adjective

Small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescending attitude).

Usage examples:

The plants will grow into little bushes

adverb

To a small extent.

Usage examples:

He reminded me a little of my parents

determiner & pronoun

A small amount of.

Usage examples:

We got a little help from a training scheme

adjective

(of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality.

Usage examples:

They were forced to supplement their meagre earnings

noun

A large predatory marine fish of the drum family, found in the mediterranean, eastern atlantic, and south-western indian ocean. it is an important food fish in southern africa.

adjective

Very small in amount or number or not enough in amount or number

Usage examples:

Manufacturing output rose by a meagre 0.1% in september., her meagre salary is not enough to pay he…

adjective

Of a minimum amount, quantity, or degree; negligible.

Usage examples:

The aircraft suffered minimal damage

adjective

As small as possible

Usage examples:

Fortunately, damage to the heart was minimal.

adjective

Very small in amount

Usage examples:

The chances of losing money are minimal., the service will be provided for free, or at minimal cost.

adjective

So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.

Usage examples:

He said that the risks were negligible

adjective

Too slight or small in amount to be important

Usage examples:

The effect on sales was negligible.

adjective

Too small in amount or degree to be of importance

Usage examples:

The interest received from these accounts is negligible., negligible effect/impact the rise in the …