scantly

English

Etymology

From scant +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈskæntli/
• Hyphenation: scant‧ly

Adverb

scantly (comparative more scantly, superlative most scantly)

1. In a way that is slightly lacking, that is scant of how much should be provided.

   He scantly filled the bag, increasing his profits but getting dissatisified customers.

2. Barely; hardly; scarcely.
   • 1859, Alfred Tennyson, “Enid”, in Idylls of the King, London: Edward Moxon & Co., […], →OCLC, page 16:

     We hold a tourney here to-morrow morn, / And there is scantly time for half the work.