scantily

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• Scantily — Scant i*ly, adv. In a scanty manner; not fully; not plentifully; sparingly; parsimoniously. [1913 Webster] His mind was very scantily stored with materials. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• scantily — (adv.) 1774; see SCANTY (Cf. scanty) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) …   Etymology dictionary

• scantily — scant|i|ly [ skæntıli ] adverb in a way that is not enough: Women are still scantily represented in the party. scantily clad/dressed wearing clothes that do not cover much of your body: scantily clad dancers …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• scantily — UK [ˈskæntɪlɪ] / US adverb in a way that is not enough Women are still scantily represented in the party. • scantily clad/dressed wearing clothes that do not cover much of your body scantily clad dancers …   English dictionary

• scantily — adv. Scantily is used with these adjectives: ↑clad, ↑clothed Scantily is used with these verbs: ↑dress …   Collocations dictionary

• scantily — [ˈskæntɪli] adv scantily clad/dressed wearing clothes that do not cover much of your body[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• scantily — scanty ► ADJECTIVE (scantier, scantiest) ▪ small or insufficient in quantity or amount. DERIVATIVES scantily adverb …   English terms dictionary

• scantily dressed — scantily clad/​dressed phrase wearing clothes that do not cover much of your body scantily clad dancers Thesaurus: not wearing clothes or a particular type of clothessynonym to remove clothes and not wear clotheshyponym Main entry: scantily …   Useful english dictionary

• scantily clad — adjective inadequately clothed • Syn: ↑half clothed, ↑underclothed • Similar to: ↑unclothed * * * scantily clad/​dressed phrase wearing clothes that do not cover much of your body scantily clad dancers …   Useful english dictionary

• scantily — adverb see scanty …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• scantily — See scanty. * * * …   Universalium