Synonyms of the word scanty


SCANTYBARE - MEAGER - MEAGERLY - MEAGRE - PANTIE - PANTY - SPARE - STEP-IN - STINGY - UNDERPANTS

scanty

  • adj. Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.
  • adj. Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.

bare

  • adj. Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.
  • adj. Naked, uncovered.
  • adj. Having no supplies.
  • adj. Having no decoration.
  • adj. Having had what usually covers (something) removed.
  • adj. (Britain, slang, not comparable) A lot or lots of.
  • adj. With head uncovered; bareheaded.
  • adj. Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.
  • adj. (figuratively) Mere; without embellishment.
  • adj. Threadbare; much worn.
  • adv. (Britain, slang) Very; significantly.
  • adv. Barely.
  • adv. Without a condom.
  • n. (‘the bare’) the surface, the (bare) skin.
  • n. Surface; body; substance.
  • n. (architecture) That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.
  • v. (transitive) To uncover; to reveal.
  • v. (obsolete) simple past tense of bear.

meager

  • adj. Having little flesh; lean; thin.
  • adj. Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent; paltry; scanty; inadequate; unsatisfying.
  • adj. (set theory) Of a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is…
  • adj. (mineralogy) Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk).
  • v. (transitive) To make lean.

meagerly

  • adv. In a meager way; poorly; inadequately.

meagre

  • n. Argyrosomus regius, an edible fish of the family Sciaenidae.
  • adj. Having little flesh; lean; thin.
  • adj. Deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent; paltry; scanty; inadequate; unsatisfying.
  • adj. (set theory) Of a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is…
  • adj. (mineralogy) Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk).
  • v. (transitive) To make lean.

pantie

  • n. (usually in the plural or in combination) Alternative form of panty.

panty

  • n. (obsolete, in the plural) Short trousers for men, or more usually boys.
  • n. (usually in the plural, or in compounds) An article of clothing worn as underpants by women.
  • n. (informal, roller derby) A helmet cover.

spare

  • adj. Scanty; not abundant or plentiful.
  • adj. Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; chary.
  • adj. Being over and above what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
  • adj. Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency.
  • adj. Lean; wanting flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.
  • adj. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) Slow.
  • n. The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
  • n. Parsimony; frugal use.
  • n. An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
  • n. That which has not been used or expended.
  • n. A spare part, especially a spare tire.
  • n. (bowling) The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in…
  • n. (bowling) The act of knocking down all remaining pins in second ball of a frame; this entitles the pins…
  • n. (Canada) A block of school during which one does not have a class.
  • v. To show mercy.
  • v. To keep.
  • v. (transitive) To deprive oneself of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to…

step-in

  • n. (also in plural) An item of clothing which one steps into to put on; specifically, women's panties.

stingy

  • adj. Stinging; able to sting.
  • adj. Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.
  • adj. Small, scant, meager, insufficient.

underpants

  • n. underwear, clothing covering the genitalia.

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