scant
/skænt/
verb
- To treat something as less important or to give it less attention than it deserves; to skimp on.
- She felt her education had scanted the arts in favor of science.
- Don't scant the safety checks just to save time.
- The report scants the contributions of the junior staff.
adjective
- Very small in amount or quantity; not enough.
- There is scant evidence to support his theory.
- The refugees received only scant rations of food and water.
- She paid scant attention to the warning signs.
- Barely reaching a specified amount; meager.
- The project was completed in a scant two weeks.
- They sold the house for a scant $50,000.
- He was a scant five feet tall.
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