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Word: Scant
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr ‘short’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
skant
Dialects: British English
Definition:
barely sufficient or adequate
Short Definition:barely sufficient or adequate
Examples:- companies with scant regard for the safety of future generations
Word: Scant
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
skant
Dialects: British English
Definition:
provide grudgingly or in insufficient amounts
Short Definition:provide grudgingly or in insufficient amounts
Examples:- he does not scant his attention to the later writings
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