Scantly

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  • ad. In a way that is slightly lacking, that is scant of how much should be provided.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • ad. In a scant manner; not fully or sufficiently; narrowly; penuriously.
  • ad. Scarcely; hardly; barely.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In a scant manner or degree; sparingly; illiberally; slightly or slightingly.
  • Scarcely; hardly; barely.
    • Word Usage
    "Biddy was a little fish worth landing in short, scantly as she seemed disposed to bite, and Grace's rude probity could admit that she herself was not."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    narrowly    penuriously    scarcely    hardly    barely   
     
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