scanty
adjective
[ ˈskanti ]
• small or insufficient in quantity or amount.
• "they paid whatever they could out of their scanty wages to their families"
Similar:
meagre,
scant,
minimal,
limited,
modest,
restricted,
sparse,
tiny,
small,
paltry,
negligible,
insufficient,
inadequate,
deficient,
sketchy,
too small/little/few,
not enough,
poor,
thin,
thinning,
scarce,
in short supply,
thin on the ground,
few and far between,
measly,
piddling,
mingy,
pathetic,
exiguous,
scanty
noun
• women's skimpy knickers or pants.
Origin:
late 16th century: from scant + -y1.
