Both Uses of
scanty
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- This scant news made Harry want to see Ginny so badly it felt like a stomachache; but it also made him think of Ron again, and of Dumbledore, and of Hogwarts itself, which he missed nearly as much as his ex-girlfriend.†
Chpt 16
- The odor of old age, of dust, of unwashed clothes and stale food intensified as the unwound a moth-eaten black shawl, revealing a head of scant white hair through which the scalp showed clearly.†
Chpt 17 *
Definition:
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(scanty) small in amount -- often inadequate
or:
of clothes: barely covering the area on which they are worn