scanty (n.)

  1. short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)

    [ Syn: pantie , panty , step-in ]

    scanty (adj.)

  1. lacking in amplitude or quantity; a bare livelihood; a scanty harvest; a spare diet

    [ Syn: bare , spare ]

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