English-Thai: NECTEC's Lexitron-2 Dictionary [with local updates] scant [ADJ] ขาดแคลน, See also: ไม่พอเพียง, มีน้อย, เกือบไม่มี, Syn. scarce, insufficient, limited scant [VT] ทำให้ขาดแคลน (คำโบราณ), See also: ทำให้ลดน้อยลง,ทำให้ไม่เพียงพอ scant [ADV] อย่างขาดแคลน, See also: อย่างไม่เพียงพอ, อย่างขัดสน scantiness [N] ความขัดสน, See also: ความขาดแคลน, Syn. derth, lack, smallness scantly [ADV] อย่างขาดแคลน scantness [N] ความขัดสน scanty [ADJ] ขาดแคลน, See also: ไม่เพียงพอ, Syn. scant, scarce, sparse

English-Thai: HOPE Dictionary [with local updates] scant (สแคนทฺ) adj. ขาดแคลน,ไม่พอเพียง,มีน้อย,เกือบไม่มี. vt. ทำให้ขาดแคลน,ทำให้ลดน้อยลง,ทำให้ไม่เพียงพอ,กระทำอย่างไม่เพียงพอ, S. . scantly adv. scantness n., S. scanty,meager,sparse,restrict scanties (สแคน'ทีซ) n.,pl. กางเกงในสั้นที่สุดของสตรี,กางเกงในขนาดจิ๋วของสตรี scanty (สแคน'ที) adj. ขาดแคลน,ไม่พอเพียง,มีน้อย,เกือบไม่พอ., S. . scantily adv. scantiness n., S. few,scarce

English-Thai: Nontri Dictionary scant (adj) ไม่เพียงพอ,ขาดแคลน,มีน้อย scant (vt) ตัดทอน,จำกัด,ทำให้ขาดแคลน scantily (adv) อย่างมีน้อย,อย่างขาดแคลน,อย่างจำกัด scantiness (n) ความไม่เพียงพอ,ความขาดแคลน,ความจำกัด scantling (n) ไม้ชิ้นเล็กๆ scanty (adj) น้อยมาก,ขาดแคลน,ไม่เพียงพอ,จำกัด

Thai-English: NECTEC's Lexitron-2 Dictionary [with local updates] หร็อมแหร็ม [ADV] sparsely, See also: scantly; sparely, Syn. หย็อมแหย็ม, ประปราย, หย่อมๆ, Example: บริเวณสนามหลังบ้านมีหญ้าขึ้นหร็อมแหร็ม, Thai definition: มีเล็กน้อย, มีห่างๆ ไม่เป็นพวกเป็นหมู่

Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (pronunciation guide only) scant (v) (s k a1 n t) scanted (v) (s k a1 n t i d) scantier (j) (s k a1 n t i@ r) scantiest (j) (s k a1 n t i i s t) scantily (a) (s k a1 n t i l ii) scantiness (n) (s k a1 n t i n @ s) scanting (v) (s k a1 n t i ng) scantling (n) (s k a1 n t l i ng) scantlings (n) (s k a1 n t l i ng z) scants (v) (s k a1 n t s)

CMU English Pronouncing Dictionary SCANT S K AE1 N T SCANTILY S K AE1 N T AH0 L IY0 SCANTINESS S K AE1 N T IY0 N AH0 S SCANTLIN S K AE1 N T L IH2 N SCANTY S K AE1 N T IY0

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary スキャンティー [すきゃんていー, sukyantei-] scanties [Add to Longdo]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary Kargheit {f}; Spärlichkeit {f} scantiness [Add to Longdo] Knappheit {f} scantness [Add to Longdo] dürftig; knapp; spärlich; karg {adj} | dürftiger; knapper; spärlicher; karger | am dürftigsten; am knappsten; am spärlichsten; am kargsten scanty | more scanty; scantier | most scanty; scantiest [Add to Longdo] geknausert mit scanted [Add to Longdo] knapp scant [Add to Longdo] knapp {adv} scantily; scantly [Add to Longdo] notdürftig {adj} | notdürftiger | am notdürftigsten scanty | scantier | scantiest [Add to Longdo] schütter {adj} scanty [Add to Longdo]

Result from Foreign Dictionaries (7 entries found)

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scant \Scant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scanted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Scanting}.]
     1. To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as,
        to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use
        of necessaries.
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              Where a man hath a great living laid together and
              where he is scanted.                  --Bacon.
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              I am scanted in the pleasure of dwelling on your
              actions.                              --Dryden.
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     2. To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to
        curtail. "Scant not my cups." --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scant \Scant\, v. i.
     To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scant \Scant\, adv.
     In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly. [Obs.]
     --Bacon.
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           So weak that he was scant able to go down the stairs.
                                                    --Fuller.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scant \Scant\, a. [Compar. {Scanter}; superl. {Scantest}.]
     [Icel. skamt, neuter of skamr, skammr, short; cf. skamta to
     dole out, to portion.]
     1. Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less
        than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not
        enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a
        scant pattern of cloth for a garment.
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              His sermon was scant, in all, a quarter of an hour.
                                                    --Ridley.
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     2. Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
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              Be somewhat scanter of your maiden presence. --Shak.
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     Syn: See under {Scanty}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scant \Scant\, n.
     Scantness; scarcity. [R.] --T. Carew.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:

  scant
      adj : less than the correct or legal or full amount often
            deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of
            sugar"; "regularly gives short weight" [syn: {light},
            {scant(p)}, {short}]
      v 1: work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and
           superficially [syn: {skimp}]
      2: limit in quality or quantity [syn: {skimp}]
      3: supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with
         the allowance" [syn: {stint}, {skimp}]

From English-German Freedict dictionary [fd-eng-deu]:

  scant [skæntid]
     knapp; knausern mit
  

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