SCANT
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Example

Resources were scant after the long winter and failed harvest.

Los recursos eran escasos tras el largo invierno y la mala cosecha.

Definition

Barely sufficient; meager; not enough.

  • Sparing or frugal in giving or using.

Apenas suficiente; escaso; insuficiente.

  • Parco o tacaño al dar o usar.

Slightly less than the stated amount or unit.

Ligeramente por debajo de la cantidad o unidad indicada.

To supply too little; to limit or stint.

  • To treat or pay with an inadequate share.

Suministrar de forma insuficiente; limitar o racionar.

  • Tratar o pagar con una parte insuficiente.