scantiest

Meaning of scantiest

adjective, superlative adjective
  1. small or insufficient in quantity or amount.
    they paid whatever they could out of their scanty wages to their families

late 16th century: from scant + -y1.

Information about scantiest

  • It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of scantiest

scant-i-est

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
  • scantiest is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

scantiest synonyms

Meaning (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality:

meagre

Meaning barely sufficient or adequate:

scant

Meaning of a minimum amount, quantity, or degree; negligible:

minimal

Meaning restricted in size, amount, or extent; few, small, or short:

limited

Meaning (of an amount, rate, or level) relatively moderate, limited, or small:

modest

Meaning limited in extent, number, scope, or action:

restricted

Meaning thinly dispersed or scattered:

sparse

Meaning very small:

tiny

Meaning of a size that is less than normal or usual:

small

Meaning (of an amount) very small or meagre:

paltry

Meaning so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant:

negligible

Meaning not enough; inadequate:

insufficient

Meaning lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose:

inadequate

Meaning not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient:

deficient

Meaning not thorough or detailed:

sketchy

Meaning lacking sufficient money to live at a standard considered comfortable or normal in a society:

poor

Meaning with opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together:

thin

Meaning make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous:

thinning

Meaning (especially of food, money, or some other resource) insufficient for the demand:

scarce

Meaning ridiculously small or few:

measly

Meaning pathetically trivial; trifling:

piddling

Meaning mean:

mingy

Meaning arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness:

pathetic

Meaning very small in size or amount:

exiguous

scantiest antonyms

Meaning existing or available in large quantities; plentiful:

abundant

Meaning enough or more than enough; plentiful:

ample

Meaning existing in or yielding great quantities; abundant:

plentiful

Anagrams of scantiest

cattiness, tacitness

Words that rhyme with scantiest

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