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Scantily vs Scantly - What's the difference?

scantily | scantly |

As adverbs the difference between scantily and scantly

is that scantily is in a scanty manner; not fully; not plentifully; sparingly; parsimoniously while scantly is in a way that is slightly lacking, that is scant of how much should be provided.

scantily

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a scanty manner; not fully; not plentifully; sparingly; parsimoniously.
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    scantly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a way that is slightly lacking, that is scant of how much should be provided.
    • He scantly filled the bag, increasing his profits but getting dissatisified customers.
  • Barely; hardly.
  • * Tennyson
    • We hold a tourney here to-morrow morn, / And there is scantly time for half the work.