scant meaning
EN
[skænt] [-ænt] 
US - NounPLscantsSUF-ant
- VerbSGscantsPRscantingPT, PPscanted
- (transitive) To limit in amount or share; to stint.
- to scant someone in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries
- (intransitive) To fail, or become less; to scantle.
- The wind scants.
- (transitive) To limit in amount or share; to stint.
- AdjectiveCOMscanterSUPscantest
- AdverbCOMscanterSUPscantest
Definition of scant in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "scant" is an adjective. It's also an adverb, more specifically, an uncomparable adverb. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.