Scantly

//ˈskæntli// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a way that is slightly lacking, that is scant of how much should be provided.

    "He scantly filled the bag, increasing his profits but getting dissatisified customers."

  2. 2
    Barely; hardly; scarcely.

    "We hold a tourney here to-morrow morn, / And there is scantly time for half the work."

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"He scantly filled the bag, increasing his profits but getting dissatisified customers."

Etymology

From scant + -ly.

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