scantly

adv
/ˈskæntli/US

Etymology

From scant + -ly.

  1. inherited from scanten
  2. derived from *(s)ḱem- — “mutilated, hornless
  3. derived from *skammaz — “short
  4. derived from skamt
  5. inherited from scant
  6. suffixed as scantly — “scant + ly

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. Barely

    Barely; hardly; scarcely.

    • We hold a tourney here to-morrow morn, / And there is scantly time for half the work.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA