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    scanty

    US /ˈskænti/

    ・

    UK /ˈskænti/

    B2
    adj.AdjectiveLimited or less than sufficient than needed
    They collected scanty wages that did not reflect the work they'd done

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    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • they were not well-dressed; their shoes were far from being waterproof; their clothes were scanty.

      they were not well-dressed; their shoes were far from being waterproof; their clothes were scanty.

    • their shoes were far from being  water-proof; their clothes were scanty;  

      their shoes were far from being  water-proof; their clothes were scanty;  

    B2

    Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | Full Audiobook

    28:58Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson  | Full Audiobook
    • a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a  smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse;  

      a rugged countenance that was never lighted by a  smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse;  

    • cold, scanty,

      cold, scanty,

    B1

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.

    14:37A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Audiobook with subtitles and a warm fire. Read by Greg Wagland.
    • Their clothes were scanty.

      Their clothes were scanty.

    • As they sat grouped about their spoil in the scanty light afforded by the old man's lamp, he viewed them with a detestation and disgust, which could hardly have been greater, though they had been obscene demons marketing the corpse itself.

      As they sat grouped about their spoil in the scanty light afforded by the old man's lamp, he viewed them with a detestation and disgust, which could hardly have been greater, though they had been obscene demons marketing the corpse itself.

    B2

    THE POWER OF CONCENTRATION - FULL AudioBook by Theron Q. Dumont - Self Help & Inspirational

    13:22THE POWER OF CONCENTRATION - FULL AudioBook by Theron Q. Dumont - Self Help & Inspirational
    • yields a scanty harvest of achievement.

      yields a scanty harvest of achievement.

    • yields a scanty harvest of achievement.

      yields a scanty harvest of achievement.

    B1

    Part 2 - Jane Eyre Audiobook by Charlotte Bronte (Chs 07-11)

    06:10Part 2 - Jane Eyre Audiobook by Charlotte Bronte (Chs 07-11)
    • Then the scanty supply of food was distressing;

      Then the scanty supply of food was distressing;

    • Then the scanty supply of food was distressing: with the keen appetites of

      Then the scanty supply of food was distressing: with the keen appetites of

    B1

    365 grateful

    03:54365 grateful
    • The first one was a little bit scanty and sliding a little.

      The first one was a little bit scanty and sliding a little.

    A2

    Part 1 - Sense and Sensibility Audiobook by Jane Austen (Chs 01-14)

    04:35Part 1 - Sense and Sensibility Audiobook by Jane Austen (Chs 01-14)
    • Are my ideas so scanty?

      Are my ideas so scanty?

    • Are my ideas so scanty?

      Are my ideas so scanty?

    B1

    Part 1 - The Last of the Mohicans Audiobook by James Fenimore Cooper (Chs 01-05)

    10:18Part 1 - The Last of the Mohicans Audiobook by James Fenimore Cooper (Chs 01-05)
    • He also bore a knife in a girdle of wampum, like that which confined the scanty garments of the Indian, but

      He also bore a knife in a girdle of wampum, like that which confined the scanty garments of the Indian, but

    • He also bore a knife in a girdle of wampum, like that which confined the scanty

      He also bore a knife in a girdle of wampum, like that which confined the scanty

    B2

    Part 2 - Anne of Avonlea Audiobook by Lucy Maud Montgomery (Chs 12-20)

    17:01Part 2 - Anne of Avonlea Audiobook by Lucy Maud Montgomery (Chs 12-20)
    • Hyrum Sloane had lately taken to making and selling nutcakes by way of adding to her scanty income.

      Hyrum Sloane had lately taken to making and selling nutcakes by way of adding to her scanty income.

    • adding to her scanty income.

      adding to her scanty income.

    B1

    The Door Through Space [1/2] Video / Audiobook By Marion Zimmer Bradley

    46:37The Door Through Space [1/2]  Video / Audiobook By Marion Zimmer Bradley
    • tiny and thin and unbearably frail under the scanty folds of her fur robe, a Dry-town woman's

      tiny and thin and unbearably frail under the scanty folds of her fur robe, a Dry-town woman's

    • She looked tiny and thin and unbearably frail under the scanty folds of her fur robe, a dry-town woman's robe.

      She looked tiny and thin and unbearably frail under the scanty folds of her fur robe, a dry-town woman's robe.

    B2