(ת') זעום, מועט; מצומצם, מוגבל; מספיק בקושי; בקושי

(פ') לקצץ, לקמץ, לצמצם; להמעיט, למעט

adj. lacking, having an inadequate supply; meager, barely sufficient, just enough; limited, deficient

v. cut, reduce, lessen; belittle, slight, snub; shortchange, give less than the correct quantity

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Verb
1. work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
(synonym) skimp
(hypernym) work
2. limit in quality or quantity
(synonym) skimp
(hypernym) restrict
3. supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"
(synonym) stint, skimp
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish

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Adjective
1. less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"
(synonym) light, scant(p), short
(similar) insufficient, deficient

příd.jm. skromný; omezený

Przym. skąpy; niewystarczający

(v. t.)
To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as, to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries.
  

(v. t.)
To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail.
  

(v. i.)
To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants.
  

(superl.)
Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
  

(superl.)
Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment.
  

(n.)
Scantness; scarcity.
  

(adv.)
In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.