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Definition of Scanted

Scanted
Scant Scant, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Scanting.] 1. To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as, to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries. Where a man hath a great living laid together and where he is scanted. --Bacon. I am scanted in the pleasure of dwelling on your actions. --Dryden. 2. To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail. ``Scant not my cups.' --Shak.
Scant
Scant Scant, v. i. To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants.
Scant
Scant Scant, adv. In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly. [Obs.] --Bacon. So weak that he was scant able to go down the stairs. --Fuller.
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Scant Scant, n. Scantness; scarcity. [R.] --T. Carew.
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Scant Scant, a. [Compar. Scanter; superl. Scantest.] [Icel. skamt, neuter of skamr, skammr, short; cf. skamta to dole out, to portion.] 1. Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment. His sermon was scant, in all, a quarter of an hour. --Ridley. 2. Sparing; parsimonious; chary. Be somewhat scanter of your maiden presence. --Shak. Syn: See under Scanty.
Scant
Scant Scant, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Scanting.] 1. To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as, to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries. Where a man hath a great living laid together and where he is scanted. --Bacon. I am scanted in the pleasure of dwelling on your actions. --Dryden. 2. To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail. ``Scant not my cups.' --Shak.

Meaning of Scanted from wikipedia

- The portrayal of gender in video games, as in other media, is a subject of research in gender studies and is discussed in the context of ****ism in video...
- Ctenotus vertebralis, the scant-striped ctenotus, is a species of skink found in the Northern Territory in Australia. Fenner, A.; Cogger, H.; McDonald...
- Scant City, also known as Marghton, is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Alabama, United States. It is between Arab and Guntersville. Local...
- 238, during the Year of the Six Emperors. The sources for this period are scant, and thus knowledge of the emperor is limited. In most contemporary texts...
- September 12, 2009. Arends, Brent (June 29, 2009). "Ruth Faces Living Off a Scant $2.5 Million". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on January...
- 1998). "Wally World - He might as well be on another planet given the scant attention he gets, but Miami of Ohio forward Wally Szczerbiak just may be...
- 2019. "Saudi Aramco kick-starts what could be world's biggest IPO, offers scant details". Reuters. 3 November 2019. Archived from the original on 3 November...
- shortcut until early 1846 on a trip from California to Fort Bridger, a scant supply station run by Jim Bridger at Blacks Fork, Wyoming. Hastings sta****...
- related to this article: Carthage, a poetical illustration by L. E. L. The scant remains of what was once a great city are reflected upon in Letitia Elizabeth...
- 2006. Mark Oliver (5 September 2006). "Kidnapper's retro computer offers scant clues". The Guardian. London. Crooked nose drove Kampusch kidnapper claims...