scantily Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adverb in a sparse or scanty way
    barely.
    • a barely furnished room

WordNet


Scant"i*ly adverb
Definitions
  1. In a scanty manner; not fully; not plentifully; sparingly; parsimoniously.
    His mind was very scantily stored with materials. Macaulay.

Webster 1913