Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scantly

/ˈskæntli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: scant-ly
IPA: /ˈskæntli/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

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

adv

Barely; hardly; scarcely.

Example Sentences

"He scantly filled the bag, increasing his profits but getting dissatisified customers."
"We hold a tourney here to-morrow morn, / And there is scantly time for half the work."

Etymology

Etymology tree English scant Middle English -ly English -ly English scantly From scant + -ly.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈskæntli/
British English: /ˈskæntli/

Inflected Forms

more scantly (comparative) most scantly (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce scantly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskæntli/.
What does scantly mean?: In a way that is slightly lacking, that is scant of how much should be provided.
Where does scantly come from?: Etymology tree English scant Middle English -ly English -ly English scantly From scant + -ly.

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