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Scantily

adverb/skˈæntili/
Definition
in a sparse or scanty way
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/skˈæntili/
🇬🇧British English
/skˈantili/
🇮🇳Indian English
/skˈantili/
3 syllables Say it as /skˈæntili/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adverbin a sparse or scanty way
“a barely furnished room”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
spärlich
in spärlicher oder dürftiger Weise
🇫🇷French
peu
de manière éparse ou peu abondante
🇪🇸Spanish
escasamente
de forma escasa o escasa
🇮🇹Italian
scarsamente
in modo scarso o scarso
🇳🇱Dutch
schaars
op een spaarzame of karige manier
🇵🇹Portuguese
escassamente
de forma esparsa ou escassa
🇷🇺Russian
скудно
скудно или скудно
India
🇮🇳Hindi
थोड़े में
विरल या कम तरीके से
🇧🇩Bengali
অল্প পরিমাণে
একটি বিরল বা স্বল্প উপায়ে
🇮🇳Tamil
சொற்பமாக
அரிதான அல்லது அரிதான வழியில்
🇮🇳Telugu
తక్కువ
తక్కువ లేదా తక్కువ మార్గంలో
🇮🇳Marathi
कमी प्रमाणात
विरळ किंवा तुटपुंज्या मार्गाने
🇮🇳Gujarati
ઓછા પ્રમાણમાં
છૂટાછવાયા અથવા અલ્પ રીતે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಲ್ಪವಾಗಿ
ವಿರಳ ಅಥವಾ ಕಡಿಮೆ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തുച്ഛമായി
വിരളമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തുച്ഛമായ രീതിയിൽ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬਹੁਤ ਘੱਟ
ਇੱਕ ਘੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਘੱਟ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
بہت کم
کم یا کم انداز میں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
稀疏地
以稀疏或稀疏的方式
🇯🇵Japanese
わずかに
まばらな、またはわずかな方法で
🇰🇷Korean
모자라게
희박하거나 빈약한 방법으로
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ít ỏi
một cách thưa thớt hoặc ít ỏi
🇹🇭Thai
ไม่เพียงพอ
อย่างเบาบางหรือไม่เพียงพอ
🇮🇩Indonesian
sedikit
dengan cara yang jarang atau sedikit
🇵🇭Filipino
kakaunti
sa kalat-kalat o kakaunti na paraan
🇲🇾Malay
sedikit
dengan cara yang jarang atau sedikit
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بشكل ضئيل
بطريقة متفرقة أو هزيلة
🇮🇷Persian
به طور ناچیز
به صورت پراکنده یا کم
🇹🇷Turkish
az miktarda
seyrek veya yetersiz bir şekilde
🇮🇱Hebrew
במעט
בצורה דלילה או מועטה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'scantily'?
The primary meaning of 'scantily' is 'in a sparse or scanty way'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'scantily' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'scantily' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'scantily' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'scantily' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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