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1 scanty
adjectivesmall in size; hardly enough:هَزيل، غَيْر كافٍscanty clothing.
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2 scanty
غَيْرُ كافٍ \ insufficient: not enough (in power, ability, etc.): insufficient knowledge; insufficient food. lacking: missing: The bread was enough but the butter was lacking. scanty: (of a supply, of clothing, etc.) very small; not enough: He was too scantily dressed to keep warm. -
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هَزِيل \ lean: (of meat) containing no fat; (of people) not fat, but thin and strong; (of animals) too thin. scanty: (of a supply, of clothing, etc.) very small; not enough: He was too scantily dressed to keep warm. skinny: too thin: a skinny little boy. thin: (of people or creatures) not fat: He was thin and weak after his illness. weed: a thin and weak person. \ See Also نحيف (نَحيف) -
4 scanty
شَحِيح \ mean: not generous: He’s very mean with his money. miser: sb. who loves money and will not spend it, and becomes rich by storing it. scanty: (of a supply, of clothing, etc.) very small; not enough: He was too scantily dressed to keep warm. stingy: the opposite of generous; giving as little as possible: She’s very stingy with her money. \ See Also بخيل (بَخِيل) -
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ضَئِيل \ minute: adj. very small indeed: a minute grain of powder. scanty: (of a supply, of clothing, etc.) very small; not enough: He was too scantily dressed to keep warm. small: (with no adv. form) little: a small child; the smallest house in the village. -
6 маломерный
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7 малочисленный
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8 knappur
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9 маломерен
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10 tek dostatan
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11 skučen
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12 malioblast
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13 мизерно
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14 оскуделый
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15 скудный
Русско-английский словарь по деревообрабатывающей промышленности > скудный
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16 маломерный
Русско-английский научно-технический словарь Масловского > маломерный
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17 малочисленный
Русско-английский научно-технический словарь Масловского > малочисленный
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18 малочисленный
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19 ღატაკი
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20 сахал, çителĕксĕр
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См. также в других словарях:
Scanty — Scant y, a. [Compar. {Scantier}; superl. {Scantiest}.] [From {Scant}, a.] 1. Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant. [1913 Webster] His dominions were very narrow and scanty. Locke. [1913 Webster] Now scantier limits the proud… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scanty — index de minimus, deficient, imperfect, inappreciable, insufficient, marginal, minimal, negligible … Law dictionary
scanty — (adj.) 1650s, from SCANT (Cf. scant) + Y (Cf. y) (2) … Etymology dictionary
scanty — scant, skimpy, scrimpy, *meager, exiguous, spare, sparse Analogous words: *deficient Antonyms: ample, plentiful: profuse … New Dictionary of Synonyms
scanty — ► ADJECTIVE (scantier, scantiest) ▪ small or insufficient in quantity or amount. DERIVATIVES scantily adverb … English terms dictionary
scanty — [skan′tē] adj. scantier, scantiest [ SCANT + Y2] 1. barely sufficient; not ample; meager 2. insufficient; not enough 3. narrow; small; close SYN. MEAGER scantily adv. scantiness … English World dictionary
scanty — scant, scanty Both words have meanings to do with smallness or insufficiency. Scant is of Norse origin and came into English as several parts of speech including noun and verb as well as adjective. In current use it is only an adjective and even… … Modern English usage
scanty — scantily, adv. scantiness, n. /skan tee/, adj., scantier, scantiest. n., pl. scanties. adj. 1. scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient. 2. meager; not adequate. 3. lacking amplitude in extent or compass. n … Universalium
scanty — [[t]skæ̱nti[/t]] scantier, scantiest 1) ADJ GRADED You describe something as scanty when there is less of it than you think there should be. So far, what scanty evidence we have points to two suspects. 2) ADJ GRADED If someone is wearing scanty… … English dictionary
scanty — UK [ˈskæntɪ] / US adjective Word forms scanty : adjective scanty comparative scantier superlative scantiest 1) not much, and less than is needed We have only received scanty information so far. 2) scanty clothes show parts of your body that are… … English dictionary
scanty — scant•y [[t]ˈskæn ti[/t]] adj. scant•i•er, scant•i•est, 1) insufficient in amount, extent, or degree 2) cvb clo scanties, very brief underpants, esp. for women • Etymology: 1650–60; scant (in obs. or dial. n. sense “dearth”) + y I; (def. 4)b.… … From formal English to slang