Dictionary entry
Scanty
Pronunciation: /ˈskanti/
Pronunciation
/ˈskanti/
Myanmar Meaning
(adj) ကျဉ်းမြောင်းသော။ငယ်သော။မလောက်ငှသော။
Definition
scant /skænt/ adj ( fml ) သာမန္ကာလွ်ံကာ။ ပါးရွားေသာ။ မစို႔မပို႔။ တိုေရရွားေရ။ pay scant attention to sb's advice ❍ behave with scant regard/ respect for my feelings ❍ Information on their migration routes is scant. ❏ scantily adv မလံုမလဲ။ scantily clad/ dressed. ❏ scanty adj တိုနံ႔နံ႔။ မျဖစ္စေလာက္။ a scanty bikini ❍ scanty evidence.
Examples
- [scant regard] : Peter had shown scant regard for her feelings.
- [scant attention] : Jen paid scant attention to their conversation.
- A scant fifteen minutes earlier they had been safe at home.