scant

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for scant

scant 🔊 /skæˈnt/

scant : ප්‍රමාණ නොවන

scant : හිඟ

scant : යන්තම් පිරිමහින

scant : මඳ

scant definition

superl.

  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.
  2. Sparing; parsimonious; chary.

Transitive verb.

  1. To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as, to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries.
  2. To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail.

Intransitive verb. To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants.

Adverb. In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.

Noun. Scantness; scarcity.