scantily

English

Etymology

scanty +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskæntɪli/

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Adverb

scantily (comparative more scantily, superlative most scantily)

1. Sparingly; not plentifully; not fully; in a scanty manner. [from 18th c.]

   Synonym: parsimoniously

   • 1875 January–December, Henry James, Jr., Roderick Hudson, Boston, Mass.: James R[ipley] Osgood and Company, late Ticknor & Fields, and Fields, Osgood, & Co., published 1876, →OCLC; republished as Roderick Hudson (EBook #176), U.S.A.: Project Gutenberg, 18 September 2016:

     It was rather a nod than a bow, and indicated either that he was an old friend, or that he was scantily versed in the usual social forms.

   • 1904 July, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez”, in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., published February 1905, →OCLC:

     This brought me into the study itself. It is a scantily furnished room.

   • 2006 January 17, Melissa Block, “Analysis: British Parliamentarian among reality TV show cast”, in NPR_ATC:

     American interest is provided by former NBA star, Dennis Rodman, and the scantily clad Traci Bingham, formerly of “Baywatch.”

Derived terms

• scantily clad

References

• “scantily”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “scantily”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Caitlyns