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scant

/skænt/

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verb
supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
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skimp stint

type of:
provide furnish render supply
verb
work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
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skimp

type of:
work
verb
limit in quality or quantity
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skimp

type of:
limit restrict confine bound throttle trammel
adjective
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
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"a scant cup of sugar"

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light short insufficient deficient

Examples of scant

"a scant cup of sugar"