scantling
scant·ling
scantling · more scantling · most scantling
Not plentiful; small; scantyNot plentiful; small; scanty.
/ˈskæntlɪŋ/
Meaning
1 sensesNot plentiful; small; scanty.
Origin
Alteration of scantillon + -ling, from Old French escantillon (“sample pattern”) (Modern FAlteration of scantillon + -ling, from Old French escantillon (“sample pattern”) (Modern French échantillon). Later senses also influenced by similarity with scant.
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Forms
more scantling, most scantling| Comparative | more scantling Lesson |
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| Superlative | most scantling Lesson |
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Synonyms
43 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form