Barely sufficient Crossword Clue

While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Barely sufficient crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on September 22 2024 Universal Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Barely sufficient has a total of 5 letters.

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99%SCANTBarely sufficientUniversal

Definition

Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment.
Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as, to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries.
To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail.
To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants.
In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
Scantness; scarcity.

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  • Universal: Sep 22, 2024

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