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    scanty

    scanty - Dictionary definition and meaning for word scanty

    Definition
    (noun) short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
    Synonyms : pantie , panty , step-in
    Definition
    (adj) lacking in amplitude or quantity
    Synonyms : bare , spare
    Example Sentence
    • a bare livelihood
    • a scanty harvest
    • a spare diet
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for scanty

S-CAN'T-Y = CAN'T be Sufficient

SCANTY <> CANDY. Only one CANDY is usually SCANTY for a boy or girl.

Scanty=Panty, guys do u need something else to remember it?

sounds like scarcity.

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opposite of plenty hence scarcity..cheers..

Scan + Tea: Examine thorougly that who is provided with more tea to drink. "I have been served scanty Tea as per my need"

SCANTY and PETTY are rhyming words with the same meaning. Both words refer to something scarce or very little.

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