The Only Use of
scanty
in
Romeo and Juliet
- Tut, you saw her fair, none else being by, Herself pois'd with herself in either eye: But in that crystal scales let there be weigh'd Your lady's love against some other maid That I will show you shining at this feast, And she shall scant show well that now shows best.†
Scene 1.2
Definition:
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(scanty) small in amount -- often inadequate
or:
of clothes: barely covering the area on which they are worn