scanty

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskænti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈskænti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skan′tē)

Inflections of 'scanty' (adj):
scantier
adj comparative
scantiest
adj superlative
Inflections of 'scanty' (n): npl: scanties
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scanty adj (meagre)escaso/a adj
  exiguo/a adj
  insuficiente adj
 The scanty furnishings made the room look bare.
 El escaso amueblado hacía que la habitación pareciera vacía.
scanty adj (clothes: revealing) (ropa)corto/a adj
  estrecho/a, pequeño/a ria empresaria adj
 Everyone thought Joan's scanty clothing was inappropriate.
 Todo el mundo creía que las cortas vestimentas de Joan eran inapropiadas.
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'scanty' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
brief - skimpy - sparing
Spanish:
frugal - pobre - exiguo


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