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scantily

[skan-tuh-lee] / ˈskæn tə li /
ADJECTIVE
barely
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That trend has been further illustrated by his decision to host an MMA competition -- a particularly brutal sport with scantily clad, musclebound men -- at the White House for his 80th birthday on Sunday.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

Guests of this Coffin Creek attraction were carted along from one breached containment scenario to the next, with roving monsters periodically surprising them in the darkness between the scantily lighted vignettes.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 31, 2025

There were discussions last summer during the anti-racism protests about how police officers were very scantily masking.

From Slate May 6, 2021

Moore’s younger sister, Kathleen, said she was appalled to learn that the hospital sent her home alone, unable to walk, still ailing and scantily clad.

From Washington Post Mar. 24, 2017

His face was a strong—a very strong—aquiline, with high bridge of the thin nose and peculiarly arched nostrils; with lofty domed forehead, and hair growing scantily round the temples but profusely elsewhere.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker




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