scantily

«scantily» in Mova's school dictionary: In a small amount, not enough or not much; poorly — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (scantier, scantiest for the adjective «scanty»)

meaning for a pupil

In a small amount, not enough or not much; poorly. tree →

sense in the lessons

in stories a room is scantily lit, or food or cloth is scantily given

examples

• The room was scantily lit by one small window. tree →
• Wales is scantily represented in the tales. tree →
• The children were scantily dressed in the cold. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «scantily» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.