SCANTILY Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

scantily

adverb

Definition of scantily

as in meagerly

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Recent Examples of scantily More state complaints and a lawsuit have been filed in the last two weeks against a Boca Raton psychiatrist accused of asking female patients to dress scantily and show their breasts during video appointments. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 The job post comes from Joi, which hosts a large catalog of online chatbots, many of them scantily clad women. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 May 2026

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Limón would like to see the state stop subsidizing corporations who pay so meagerly that their employees qualify for Medi-Cal.

— Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
When opportunities arise, whether lowly paid or not, we’re often left with no other choice than to take the role that pays meagerly.

— Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 1 Sep. 2025

Definition of meagerly

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So even if payroll reports turn anemic, don’t expect the Federal Reserve to come to the rescue because the jobless rate will still be little changed.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Sony Group stock was trading little changed in Tokyo, compared to the previous day, after the earnings results were released.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of little

Adverb

So Google is essentially acknowledging in this FAQ that its mobile services are being used and nominally supported in these places.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026
Lawmakers would decide whether to make elections partisan or nominally nonpartisan, and whether to elect all justices statewide or to split up the state into geographic districts, which would likely be drawn by lawmakers.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

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