| Front | scant |
|---|---|
| Back | BrE /skænt/ NAmE /skænt/ adjective Middle English: from Old Norse skamt, neuter of skammr ‘short’. [only before noun] hardly any; not very much and not as much as there should be I paid scant attention to what she was saying. The firefighters went back into the house with scant regard for their own safety. There is scant evidence for this view. |
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