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Synonyms
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Meaning:
bitty

made up of many small, disorganized parts

tiny in size, quantity

failing

a weakness or fault (of character); in the absence of

not well, weak

few

not many; a small number of

hardly any

inadequate

not adequate; not enough; (of a person) not able, skilled or strong enough

defective, insufficient, incompetent

inconsequential

unimportant

insignificant

infrequent

not frequent

not happening regularly

insignificant

having little or no value, use, meaning or importance

not important; of no consequence

lean

(of people and animals) having less than the usual amount of fat; (to cause oneself, an object) to rest against or be supported by something

bare, thin

linear

of or in lines; of length

confined, restricted

meager

not enough

small, inadequate; poor

measly

of little value; of poor quality; of small size or amount

skimpy

narrow

measuring a small amount across in comparison with length; small, limited

confined, restricted

poor

(having only a little or no money and) not able to get the basic necessities of life

lacking sufficient money

rare

not often seen, found, happening etc; (of meat) cooked so that the redness and juices are kept

exceptional, infrequent

scant

(having) hardly enough

meager

scarce

not available in sufficient quantity; difficult to find

insufficient, infrequent

several

some but not many (three or more); separate; individual

assorted, various

skimpy

being (almost) too small

sparse, inadequate

slight

small and thin; small and not serious or important; to treat (a person) without proper respect or good manners

insignificant, small

small

below average (in amount, size, extent); not doing things on a big scale

tiny in size, quantity

sparse

not crowded

very few and scattered

sticker

a label, sign, notice etc with glue on the back

bare, thin

subnormal

below normal (especially intelligence)

deficient, inadequate

trivial

of little value or importance; ordinary (and so dull)

not important

unfurnished

without furniture

without covering or content

SCANTY as in Wiktionary
SCANTY as in Wikipedia