scantly
In meager measure
Scantly means barely or insufficiently—in a way that falls short of what's needed or expected.
The word is rare, with *scarcely* or *barely* filling most of the same roles in modern English: The room was scantly furnished.
It functions as the adverb form of *scant*.
Only just, almost not
- hardlyAlmost not at all
- scarcelyAlmost not
- meagerlyIn deficient quantity
- insufficientlyTo a lacking degree
minimally · inadequately · deficiently · poorly · sparsely · thinly · skimpily · sparingly
In sparse layers
- sparselyIn a thin manner
- lightlyWith little weight
- patchilyIn irregular areas
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
dispersed · sporadically · infrequently · rarely · intermittently · unevenly · irregularly · few
barely
Only just, almost not
insufficiently · minimally · inadequately · deficiently · poorly · sparsely · thinly · skimpily · sparingly · incompletely
thinly
In sparse layers
scattered · dispersed · sporadically · infrequently · rarely · intermittently · unevenly · irregularly · few · dotted
scantlyabundantly
In great quantity
amply · profusely · copiously · plentifully · generously
- scantily cladWearing minimal attire