2. Scarcely; hardly; barely.
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Scantly they durst their feeble eyes dispread
Upon that town. --Fairfax.
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We hold a tourney here to-morrow morn, And there is scantly time for half the work. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
scantly — adverb Done in a way that is slightly lacking, that is scant of how much should be provided. He scantly filled the bag, increasing his profits but getting dissatisified customers … Wiktionary
scantly — 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 … English terms dictionary
scantly — adverb see scant I … New Collegiate Dictionary
scantly — See scant. * * * … Universalium
scantly — adv. barely, scarcely; scantily, in the manner of being in short supply … English contemporary dictionary
scantly — ad. 1. Penuriously, narrowly, illiberally, sparingly. 2. Scarcely, hardly … New dictionary of synonyms
scantly — scant·ly … English syllables
scantly — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from scant (II) + ly 1. : barely, scarcely 2. : in small or inadequate measure … Useful english dictionary
scant — scantly, adv. scantness, n. /skant/, adj., scanter, scantest, v., adv. adj. 1. barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice. 2. limited; meager; not large: a scant amount. 3. barely amounting to as … Universalium
Scarce — Scarce, Scarcely Scarce ly, adv. 1. With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just. [1913 Webster] With a scarce well lighted flame. Milton. [1913 Webster] The eldest scarcely five year was of age. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Slowly she sails,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
