Crossword clues for scantiest
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scanty \Scant"y\, a. [Compar. Scantier; superl. Scantiest.]
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Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant.
His dominions were very narrow and scanty.
--Locke.Now scantier limits the proud arch confine.
--Pope. Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant; as, a scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of bread.
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Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.
In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too scanty of words.
--I. Watts.Syn: Scant; narrow; small; poor; deficient; meager; scarce; chary; sparing; parsimonious; penurious; niggardly; grudging.
Wiktionary
a. (en-superlativescanty)
WordNet
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Usage examples of "scantiest".
I had only the scantiest recollection of the occasion, but I knew my parents must have been there, too.
Luyten City offered everything, whores for whoremongers, gambling for gamblers, Feelies for those who wanted their kicks vicariously, nude shows for voyeurs, safe drugs for those who wanted to drop out for a while, illegal and even deadly drugs for more reckless souls, drinks for drinkers, culture in the form of live drama and museums for the aesthetic, vulgarity for vulgarians and, for Lex, a meacr steak, costing a week's pay, served by a sweet-faced little girl in the scantiest of costumes who told Lex that she was off duty at local midnight and that her cost was reasonable.
Cliffs rose sharply out of the crashing surf, and there was only the scantiest of vegetation to break the monotony of the desolation of rust-colored rock.
There was none quite as tall as the ape-man, but there were many who missed it by but the scantiest fraction of an inch.