scanty

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.
    — A girl dressed in scanty clothing
  2. Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious; stingy.
    — In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too scanty of words.

词形变化

scantier comparative scantiest superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
scanties scantily scantiness unscanty
相关词
meagre scant slender insufficient deficient scarce exiguous

词源

From scant + -y.
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