Scanty Crossword Clue

While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Scanty crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on July 7 2024 LA Times Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Scanty has a total of 4 letters.

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Definition

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.
Rare; not dense or thick; -- applied to fluids or soft mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air.
Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.
Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness.
Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by disease.
Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a thin disguise.
Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin.
To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).
To grow or become thin; -- used with some adverbs, as out, away, etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i. e., gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear.

Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:

  • LA Times: Jul 7, 2024
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