"scantily" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈskæntɪli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scantily.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more scantily [comparative], most scantily [superlative]
Etymology: scanty + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scanty|ly}} scanty + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} scantily (comparative more scantily, superlative most scantily)
  1. Sparingly; not plentifully; not fully; in a scanty manner. Synonyms: parsimoniously Derived forms: scantily clad
    Sense id: en-scantily-en-adv-Db6PDqVb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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