scanter
Less plentiful than
Scanter is the comparative form of scant—meaning more limited, sparser, or in shorter supply.
Resources grow scanter during a drought.
Evidence becomes scanter as time passes.
The word is uncommon; "more scant" or "scarcer" typically serves the same purpose in modern usage.
lacking
Being without something
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- deficientHaving too little
- meagerDeficient in quantity
scarce · sparse · skimpy · wanting · short · limited · paltry · bare · thin · slight
reduced
Made less in amount
shrunk · contracted · dwindled · depleted · narrowed · pared · abridged · condensed · downsized · eroded