Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant. 2. (a.) Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant; as, a scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of bread. 3. (a.) Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.

Multi-Version Concordance Scanty (4 Occurrences) Matthew 13:5 Some falls on rocky ground, where it has but scanty soil. It quickly shows itself above ground, because it has no depth of earth; (WEY) John 6:7 "Seven pounds' worth of bread," replied Philip, "is not enough for them all to get even a scanty meal." (WEY) 1 Corinthians 4:11 To this very moment we endure both hunger and thirst, with scanty clothing and many a blow. (WEY) Micah 6:10 Are there yet 'in' the house of the wicked Treasures of wickedness, And the abhorred scanty ephah? (YLT)