Scant Adjective - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation And Usage Notes

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Definition of scant adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

scant

 adjectiveadjective NAmE//skænt//  [only before noun] jump to other results
1. 1hardly any; not very much and not as much as there should be I paid scant attention to what she was saying. The firefighters went back into the house with scant regard for their own safety. There is scant evidence for this view.

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2. 2a little less than the amount or measure stated Add a scant teaspoon of salt.

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Nearby words

• scanner noun
• scansion noun
• scant adjective
• scanty adjective
• -scape combining form