scantily

comparative more scantily · superlative most scantily

1. Sparingly; not plentifully; not fully; in a scanty manner.First known use 18th c.

   This brought me into the study itself. It is a scantily furnished room.

   1904 July, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez”, in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., published February 1905, →OCLC

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   It was rather a nod than a bow, and indicated either that he was an old friend, or that he was scantily versed in the usual social forms.

   1875 January–December, Henry James, Jr., Roderick Hudson, Boston, Mass.: James R[ipley] Osgood and Company, late Ticknor & Fields, and Fields, Osgood, & Co., published 1876, →OCLC; republished as Roderick Hudson (EBook #176), U.S.A.: Project Gutenberg, 18 September 2016

   American interest is provided by former NBA star, Dennis Rodman, and the scantily clad Traci Bingham, formerly of “Baywatch.”

   2006 January 17, Melissa Block, “Analysis: British Parliamentarian among reality TV show cast”, in NPR_ATC

   Synonyms: parsimoniously