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单词 scant
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scantadjective [ before noun ]

uk/skænt/us/skænt/

very little and not enough:

He pays scant attention to the needs of his children.
scant regard for the truth

almost:

Add a scant half litre (= almost half a litre) of milk to the mixture and stir well.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Scarce, inadequate and not enough

  • be at a premium idiom
  • be thin on the ground idiom
  • dearth
  • deficiency
  • deficient
  • gold dust
  • lacking
  • late
  • long on sth and short on sth idiom
  • lousy
  • meagre
  • measly
  • nearly
  • rare
  • scarcity
  • shortage
  • shortfall
  • sparse
  • supply
  • thin

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Almost

scantadjective [ not gradable ]

us/skænt/

very little or not much:

I paid scant attention to the movie’s plot.

Scant can also mean not quite a full measure of something:

Pour the batter by scant 1/4 cups onto the hot griddle.
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