As adjectives the difference between scant and menial
is that
scant is very little, very few while
menial is of or relating to work normally performed by a servant.
As nouns the difference between scant and menial
is that
scant is (masonry) a block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level while
menial is a servant, especially a domestic servant.
As a verb scant
is to limit in amount or share; to stint.
As an adverb scant
is with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.