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Least adequate
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scantest
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scant \Scant\, a. [Compar. Scanter ; superl. Scantest .] [Icel. skamt, neuter of skamr, skammr, short; cf. skamta to dole out, to portion.] Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (en-superlative of: scant )
Usage examples of scantest.
Her conscience panged her as she pretended to add ladanum to the binding', sprinkling the scantest layer of herbs on the snowy cloth.
But since neither sight nor smell detects the scantest particle of available food, attention is fading, fades, faded.
I couldn't even see the scantest hair on him, and his nose was narrow and delicate though large enough to be in proportion to the other magnetic features of his face.
I made no allusion to the strange event of last night, and between us we limited ourselves to the scantest of small talk until Beth called us to come in.