The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - scantyadj.

1) scant, sparse, scarce, little, meagre, minimal; barely adequate or sufficient, limited, restricted, Colloq measly: The news from the front was scanty. We received only scanty support from the Arts Council. 2) skimpy, short, small, sparse, minimal, meagre, in short supply, Colloq chiefly Brit thin on the ground: Investor interest in the new share offering seemed to be scanty.