Scanty — Defs

01 a. Lacking amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant.

1.
Lacking amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant.
“His dominions were very narrow and scanty.” — Locke.

“Now scantier limits the proud arch confine.” — Pope.
2.
Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant; as, a scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of bread.
3.
Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.
“In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too scanty of words.” — I. Watts.