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The correct spelling is scant.
How to pronounce scant
/skænt/
adjectiveIPA: /skænt/
Say it like: Sca-nt
The correct spelling is scant. Very little, very few. For example: "After his previous escapades, Mary had scant reason to believe John."
Usage Examples
“After his previous escapades, Mary had scant reason to believe John.”
“a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment”
“to scant someone in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.Very little, very few.
- 2.Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager; not enough.
- 3.Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
verb
- 1.To limit in amount or share; to stint.
- 2.To fail, or become less; to scantle.
noun
- 1.A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level.
- 2.A sheet of stone.
- 3.(wood) A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size.
- 4.Scarcity; lack.
adverb
- 1.With difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
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