2 uses
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Definition
small in amount — often inadequate
or:
of clothes: barely covering the area on which they are worn
or:
of clothes: barely covering the area on which they are worn
- He's fat, and scant of breath.5.2 — Act 5 Scene 2 — A hall in the Castle (69% in)
- From this time Be something scanter of your maiden presence; Set your entreatments at a higher rate Than a command to parley.1.3 — Act 1 Scene 3 — A room in Polonius's house (89% in)
There are no more uses of "scanty" in Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.
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