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Scanties - English meaning

Scanties – definitions in English dictionary

adjective

Small or insufficient in quantity or amount.

Usage examples:

They paid whatever they could out of their scanty wages to their families
plural noun

Women's skimpy knickers or pants.

Usage examples:

A few years ago one great british institution moved from selling sensible big pants to scanties.
noun

Underwear, especially when the pieces of clothing are small and show a lot of the naked body

Usage examples:

There were photos of her in her scanties.

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短裤

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Schaars

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Maigres

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Spärlich

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अल्पायु

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Scarse

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부족한

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Скудные

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Escasez

Word origin

late 16th century: from scant + -y1.

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Scanties – similar words

scantiness

noun

The quality of being small or insufficient in quantity or amount.

Usage examples:

Problems because of the scantiness of reliable information
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