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scant
barely sufficient or falling short of a full amount
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scant in a sentence
The hikers survived on scant rations for the last two days of the trip.
The report offered only scant details about the accident.
Where it comes from
From Old Norse skamt 'short'
Memory hook
SCANT sounds like 'CAN'T get enough' — there's scant supply, so you can't get enough.
Read it in context
- The Archive in Wood Science