[skant], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- barely sufficient or adequate
(e.g: companies with scant regard for the safety of future generations)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr ‘short’

[skant], (Verb)

Definitions:
- provide grudgingly or in insufficient amounts
(e.g: he does not scant his attention to the later writings)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr ‘short’