- scanty supply
- недостаточное предложение ; недостаточное (скудное) снабжение ;
Англо-Русский словарь финансовых терминов. 2000.
scanty supply
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Scanty — Scant y, a. [Compar. {Scantier}; superl. {Scantiest}.] [From {Scant}, a.] 1. Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant. [1913 Webster] His dominions were very narrow and scanty. Locke. [1913 Webster] Now scantier limits the proud… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scanty — scantily, adv. scantiness, n. /skan tee/, adj., scantier, scantiest. n., pl. scanties. adj. 1. scant in amount, quantity, etc.; barely sufficient. 2. meager; not adequate. 3. lacking amplitude in extent or compass. n … Universalium
scanty — scant•y [[t]ˈskæn ti[/t]] adj. scant•i•er, scant•i•est, 1) insufficient in amount, extent, or degree 2) cvb clo scanties, very brief underpants, esp. for women • Etymology: 1650–60; scant (in obs. or dial. n. sense “dearth”) + y I; (def. 4)b.… … From formal English to slang
scanty — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. scarce, scant, meager, sparse, barely sufficient, insufficient, inadequate, spare, few, pinched, little, small, bare, slender, narrow, thin, scrimp, scrimpy, tiny, diminutive, short, stingy, in short supply, skimpy*,… … English dictionary for students
scanty — adjective (scantier; est) Etymology: English dialect scant scanty supply, from Middle English, from Old Norse skamt, from neuter of skammr short Date: 1600 limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent Synonyms: see meager •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
scanty — adj. (scantier, scantiest) 1 of small extent or amount. 2 barely sufficient. Derivatives: scantily adv. scantiness n. Etymology: obs. scant scanty supply f. ON skamt neut. adj.: see SCANT … Useful english dictionary
scanty — adjective 1) their scanty wages details of his life are scanty Syn: meager, scant, minimal, limited, modest, restricted, sparse; tiny, small, paltry, negligible, insufficient, inadequate, deficient, too small/little … Thesaurus of popular words
scarce supply — scanty supply, condition of having a lack of supplies … English contemporary dictionary
scanty — Synonyms and related words: Lenten, Spartan, abstemious, angustifoliate, angustirostrate, angustisellate, angustiseptal, arrested, ascetic, at a premium, austere, barely sufficient, callow, cheeseparing, chinchy, chintzy, circumscribed, close,… … Moby Thesaurus
scanty — scant·y || skæntɪ adj. lacking, having an inadequate supply; meager, barely sufficient, just enough; limited, deficient … English contemporary dictionary
in short supply — Synonyms and related words: arrested, at a premium, callow, defective, deficient, embryonic, failing, hypoplastic, immature, in arrear, in arrears, in default, inadequate, incomplete, infant, lacking, missing, needing, out of print, out of season … Moby Thesaurus
