scantily

1. 1.

   in a skimpy manner

   “a skimpily dressed woman”

   “scantily clad”

   Synonymsskimpily

Questions about scantily

What does scantily mean?

scantily means "in a skimpy manner".

How many syllables are in scantily?

scantily has 3 syllables: scan-ti-ly. The stress falls on "scan". In IPA it is /ˈskæntəli/.

What is another word for scantily?

Close synonyms include skimpily. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is scantily a common word?

scantily is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.