scantest

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

His sermon was scant, in all, a quarter of an hour.— Ridley.[1913 Webster]

2.Sparing; parsimonious; chary. [1913 Webster]

Be somewhat scanter of your maiden presence.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

Syn: See under Scanty. [1913 Webster]

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