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Definition of Scantly
1. adv. In a scant manner; not fully or sufficiently; narrowly; penuriously.
Definition of Scantly
1. Adverb. In a way that is slightly lacking, that is scant of how much should be provided. ¹
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Definition of Scantly
1. in a scant manner [adv]
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Literary usage of Scantly
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1. The Life of Cardinal Wolsey by George Cavendish, Charles Whittingham, Chiswick Press (1825)
"... ne scantly to her own person. In so much [as] my Lord Percy, the son and heir
of the Earl of Northumberland, then 5 " Not above seven yeares of age, ..."
2. Hebrew Lyrics by Hans Busk (1861)
"Shall thanks be due so largely and so long, And yet so scurvily and scantly paid,
To whom they only rightfully belong— To the ALL^GOOB) Whose mercies never ..."
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