Raphael -> RE: SCANT (1/23/2006 10:25:53 AM)
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It's hardly slangy... skimp: work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially limit in quality or quantity stint: supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance" light: less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight" wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn Main Entry: scant Pronunciation: 'skant Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr short 1 dialect a : excessively frugal b : not prodigal : CHARY 2 a : barely or scarcely sufficient; especially : not quite coming up to a stated measure b : lacking in amplitude or quantity 3 : having a small or insufficient supply <he's fat, and scant of breath -- Shakespeare> synonym see MEAGER - scant·ly adverb - scant·ness noun http://m-w.com/dictionary/scant
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