"scantly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈskæntli/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: more scantly [comparative], most scantly [superlative]
Etymology: From scant + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scant|ly}} scant + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} scantly (comparative more scantly, superlative most scantly)
  1. In a way that is slightly lacking, that is scant of how much should be provided.
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  2. Barely; hardly; scarcely.
    Sense id: en-scantly-en-adv-S8oe8uj4
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