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scant
/skænt/
adjective
Very little, very few.
"After his previous escapades, Mary had scant reason to believe John."
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"
Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
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