1. barely sufficient or adequate; very little

1. to provide or give insufficiently; to skimp on

Examples

• There was scant evidence to support his claim.
• She paid scant attention to the warning signs.
• The refugees survived on scant rations for weeks.
• With scant resources, the team had to be creative.
• Don’t scant the ingredients when following the recipe.
• The company scanted employee benefits to cut costs.
• He gave scant consideration to the consequences.