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# scantily

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

«scantily» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

In a small amount, not enough or not much; poorly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scantily/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scantily/#x1)
- Wales is scantily represented in the tales. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scantily/#x2)
- The children were scantily dressed in the cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scantily/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «scantily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scantily/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«scantily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/scantily.html) on Mova free.