scantly

/ˈskæntli/ adv

Barely; hardly; scarcely.

Word Origin Scant comes from Old Norse skammr, meaning 'short' or 'deficient' — so scantly literally means 'in a short or meager way.' The same root gives us scanty and scantily, all carrying that sense of barely enough. The PIE root *skem- meant 'short,' and you can almost feel the stinginess in the word.

adv Barely; hardly; scarcely.

The desert rain scantly moistened the parched earth.

(副词) 几乎不;勉强地; scarcely

沙漠中的雨水几乎没能湿润干涸的土地。

(adverbio) apenas; casi no; escasamente [Apenas; casi no; escasamente.]

La lluvia del desierto apenas humedeció la tierra reseca.

(adverbe) à peine; tout juste; guère [À peine ; de façon tout juste perceptible.]

La pluie du désert a scantly (à peine) humidifié la terre desséchée.

(Adverb) kaum; knapp [Kaum; nur mit Mühe; fast nicht.]

Der Regen in der Wüste befeuchtete den ausgedörrten Boden nur **scantly**.

(副詞) かろうじて。ほとんど~ない様子で。

砂漠の雨は乾ききった大地をかろうじて湿らせた。

(advérbio) mal; quase não; dificilmente; escassamente [Mal; quase não; dificilmente.]

A chuva do deserto mal umedeceu a terra ressecada.

adv In a way that is slightly lacking, that is scant of how much should be provided.

The resources were scantly distributed, leaving many communities without adequate support.

(副词) 不足地;缺乏地;欠缺地

资源分配不足,导致许多社区缺乏足够的支持。

(adverbio) escasamente; insuficientemente; parcamente [De manera que escasea, que es insuficiente en cuanto a lo que debería proporcionarse.]

Los recursos fueron distribuidos escasamente, dejando a muchas comunidades sin apoyo adecuado.

(adverbe) insuffisamment; chichement; parcimonieusement; maigrement [De manière insuffisante ou nettement en deçà de ce qui serait nécessaire.]

Les ressources ont été distribuées scantly (de manière insuffisante), laissant de nombreuses communautés sans soutien adéquat.

(Adverb) knapp; spärlich [Auf eine Weise, die knapp bemessen ist oder leicht zu wenig erscheint.]

Die Ressourcen wurden **scantly** verteilt, sodass viele Gemeinden nicht ausreichend versorgt waren.

(副詞) 必要量に対してわずかに足りない様子で。

資源はわずかにしか配分されず、多くのコミュニティが適切な支援を受けられなかった。

(advérbio) escassamente; insuficientemente; parcamente [De maneira que é ligeiramente insuficiente, escassa em relação ao que deveria ser fornecido.]

Os recursos foram distribuídos de forma escassa, deixando muitas comunidades sem apoio adequado.

Word parts: scant + ly

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