See scanty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "exiguus"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "escasso"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "insuficiente"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "redus"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "skúdnyj",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "ску́дный"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "nedostatan"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "escaso"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent",
"word": "exiguo"
}
],
"word": "scanty"
}
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