scantily
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Scantily — Scant i*ly, adv. In a scanty manner; not fully; not plentifully; sparingly; parsimoniously. [1913 Webster] His mind was very scantily stored with materials. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scantily — scant|i|ly [ skæntıli ] adverb in a way that is not enough: Women are still scantily represented in the party. scantily clad/dressed wearing clothes that do not cover much of your body: scantily clad dancers … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scantily — UK [ˈskæntɪlɪ] / US adverb in a way that is not enough Women are still scantily represented in the party. • scantily clad/dressed wearing clothes that do not cover much of your body scantily clad dancers … English dictionary
scantily — adv. Scantily is used with these adjectives: ↑clad, ↑clothed Scantily is used with these verbs: ↑dress … Collocations dictionary
scantily — [ˈskæntɪli] adv scantily clad/dressed wearing clothes that do not cover much of your body[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
scantily — scanty ► ADJECTIVE (scantier, scantiest) ▪ small or insufficient in quantity or amount. DERIVATIVES scantily adverb … English terms dictionary
scantily dressed — scantily clad/dressed phrase wearing clothes that do not cover much of your body scantily clad dancers Thesaurus: not wearing clothes or a particular type of clothessynonym to remove clothes and not wear clotheshyponym Main entry: scantily … Useful english dictionary
scantily clad — adjective inadequately clothed • Syn: ↑half clothed, ↑underclothed • Similar to: ↑unclothed * * * scantily clad/dressed phrase wearing clothes that do not cover much of your body scantily clad dancers … Useful english dictionary
scantily — adverb see scanty … New Collegiate Dictionary
scantily — See scanty. * * * … Universalium
