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61scarcely — adv 1. barely, hardly, Dial. scantly, only just, just, with difficulty, not easily; by a narrow margin, Inf. by the skin of one s teeth, by a hair s breadth, by a little bit, by an inch; faintly, dimly, slightly, not quite. 2. probably not,… …
62skin — n 1. integument, epidermis, cuticle, scarf skin, Anat. corium, derma, cutis; hide, pelt, jacket, fleece, fell, fur, leather, vellum, shagreen; slough, Pathol. desquamation, exuviae. 2. rind, peel, Bot. epicarp, hull, bark, cortex, shell, husk;… …
63scant — /skænt / (say skant) adjective 1. barely sufficient in amount or quantity: to do scant justice. 2. inadequate. 3. limited; not large: a scant amount. 4. barely amounting to as much as indicated: a scant two hours. –verb (t) 5. to make scant; cut… …
64hardly — [adv] scarcely; with difficulty almost inconceivably, almost not, barely, by a hair, by no means, comparatively, detectably, faintly, gradually, imperceptibly, infrequently, just, little, no more than, not a bit, not at all, not by much, not… …
65scant — ► ADJECTIVE 1) barely sufficient or adequate. 2) barely amounting to the amount specified. ► VERB chiefly N. Amer. ▪ provide or deal with insufficiently. DERIVATIVES scantly adverb scantness noun. ORIGIN …
66scantness — scant ► ADJECTIVE 1) barely sufficient or adequate. 2) barely amounting to the amount specified. ► VERB chiefly N. Amer. ▪ provide or deal with insufficiently. DERIVATIVES scantly adverb scantness noun. ORIGIN …
67scant — [skant] adj. [ME < ON skamt < skammr, short: see SCAMP2] 1. inadequate in size or amount; not enough; meager 2. lacking a small part of the whole; not quite up to full measure [a scant foot] vt. 1. to limit in size or amount; stint 2 …
68scant — adj. & v. adj. barely sufficient; deficient (with scant regard for the truth; scant of breath). v.tr. archaic provide (a supply, material, a person, etc.) grudgingly; skimp; stint. Derivatives: scantly adv. scantness n. Etymology: ME f. ON skamt… …
69scant|ly — «SKANT lee», adverb. 1. scantily; in a scant manner or degree; slightly: »A grace but scantly thine (Tennyson). 2. Archaic. scarcely; hardly; barely …
