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scant

/skænt/
adjective
  1. Very little, very few.

    "After his previous escapades, Mary had scant reason to believe John."

  2. Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager; not enough.

    "a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment"

  3. Sparing; parsimonious; chary.

Synonymsgeason, few, little, slight
Antonymsample, plenty

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