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Meaning of scant

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  scant
      adj 1: less than the correct or legal or full amount often
             deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar";
             "regularly gives short weight" [syn: {light}, {scant(p)},
             {short}]
      v 1: work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and
           superficially [syn: {skimp}, {scant}]
      2: limit in quality or quantity [syn: {scant}, {skimp}]
      3: supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with
         the allowance" [syn: {stint}, {skimp}, {scant}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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