scant
Very little, very fewVery little, very few.
» Your message was scant on details.
Ваше сообщение было скудно на детали. — marafon
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1 sensesVery little, very few.
After his previous escapades, Mary had scant reason to believe John.
(as pronoun) The failure of this project has scant to do with me.
spärlich, gering, dürftig
недоста́точныйnedostátočnyj
Examples
7 sentencesYour message was scant on details.
ruВаше сообщение было скудно на детали. — marafon
The volunteer firefighters fought the blaze bravely, with scant regard for their own safety.
They are scant of money.
Make a thick cream sauce with one heaping tablespoonful each of butter and flour, and 1 scant cup of milk.
Unfortunately, scant attention is being paid by the outside world to the appalling predicament of the civilians trapped in these areas.
Translations
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Origin
Adjective and determiner from Middle English scant, from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammrAdjective and determiner from Middle English scant, from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr (“short”), from Proto-Germanic *skammaz (“short”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱem- (“mutilated, hornless”). Verb from Middle English scanten, from the adjective. Noun and adverb from Middle English scant, from the adjective.
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