Added 9 October 2026
scant
/skænt/ verb
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about scant at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially.
- Limit in quality or quantity.
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Supply sparingly and with restricted quantities.
stint with the allowance
adjective
Origin
Adjective and determiner from Middle English scant, from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr (“short”), from Proto-Germanic *skammaz (“short”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱem- (“mutilated, hornless”). Verb from Middle English scanten, from the adjective. Noun and adverb from Middle English scant, from the adjective.
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