scant

Noun

scant noun

1. A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level.
2. A sheet of stone.
3. (wood) A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size.

scant noun

1. Scarcity; lack.

Verb

scant verb

1. To limit in amount or share; to stint.“to scant someone in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries”
2. To fail, or become less; to scantle.“The wind scants.”

Adjective

scant adjective

1. Very little, very few.“After his previous escapades, Mary had scant reason to believe John.”
2. Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager; not enough.“a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment”
3. Sparing; parsimonious; chary.

Adverb

scant adverb

1. With difficulty; scarcely; hardly.