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Scanty vs Insubstantial - What's the difference?

scanty | insubstantial | Related terms |

Scanty is a related term of insubstantial.


As adjectives the difference between scanty and insubstantial

is that scanty is somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent while insubstantial is lacking substance; not real or strong.

Scanty vs Inadequate - What's the difference?

scanty | inadequate |


As adjectives the difference between scanty and inadequate

is that scanty is somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent while inadequate is not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient; deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions, representations, etc.

Scanty vs Short - What's the difference?

scanty | short | Related terms |

Scanty is a related term of short.


As an adjective scanty

is somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.

As a proper noun short is

.

Scanty vs Slanty - What's the difference?

scanty | slanty |


As adjectives the difference between scanty and slanty

is that scanty is somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent while slanty is (informal) slanted.

Scanty vs Canty - What's the difference?

scanty | canty |


As adjectives the difference between scanty and canty

is that scanty is somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent while canty is lively; cheerful; merry; brisk.

Scanty vs Scants - What's the difference?

scanty | scants |


As an adjective scanty

is somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.

As a noun scants is

.

Scanty vs Scatty - What's the difference?

scanty | scatty |


As adjectives the difference between scanty and scatty

is that scanty is somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent while scatty is (slang|british) scatterbrained; flighty.

Scanty vs Shanty - What's the difference?

scanty | shanty |


As adjectives the difference between scanty and shanty

is that scanty is somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent while shanty is (us|pejorative) living in shanties ; poor, ill-mannered and violent or shanty can be jaunty; showy.

As a noun shanty is

a roughly-built hut or cabin or shanty can be a sailor′s work song.

As a verb shanty is

to inhabit a shanty.

Lack vs Scanty - What's the difference?

lack | scanty |


As a noun lack

is a defect or failing; moral or spiritual degeneracy.

As a verb lack

is to be without, to need, to require.

As an adjective scanty is

somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.

Tarry vs Scanty - What's the difference?

tarry | scanty |


As adjectives the difference between tarry and scanty

is that tarry is resembling tar while scanty is somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.

As a verb tarry

is to delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.

As a noun tarry

is a sojourn.

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