Exiguous :
i pakët
Synonyms :
Meager, Inadequate, Insufficient, Small, Scanty, Paltry, Negligible, Modest, Deficient, Miserly, Niggardly, Beggarly, Measly, Stingy, Piddling
Meager, Inadequate, Insufficient, Small, Scanty, Paltry, Negligible, Modest, Deficient, Miserly, Niggardly, Beggarly, Measly, Stingy, Piddling
English Meaning :
(Adjective : Extremely scanty)
(Adjective : Extremely scanty)
Example : Even the clouds glimpsed in crevices between buildings above Wall Street are sliced into exiguous triangles.
Even the clouds glimpsed in crevices between buildings above Wall Street are sliced into exiguous triangles.
Picayune :
i pakët
Synonyms :
Fiddling, Little, Footling, Petty, Niggling, Piddling, Piffling, Trivial, Lilliputian
Fiddling, Little, Footling, Petty, Niggling, Piddling, Piffling, Trivial, Lilliputian
English Meaning :
(Adjective : (informal, or small)
(Adjective : (informal, or small)
Example : Caught between the work rules of the teachers' unions and the picayune regulations of the central bureaucracy, they find themselves imprisoned in a mechanical system organized like an industrial factory.
Caught between the work rules of the teachers' unions and the picayune regulations of the central bureaucracy, they find themselves imprisoned in a mechanical system organized like an industrial factory.
Scant :
i pakët
Synonyms :
Little, Little or no, Minimal, Hardly (any), Limited, Negligible, Barely sufficient, Meager, Insufficient, Too little, Inadequate, Deficient, Exiguous, Skimp
Little, Little or no, Minimal, Hardly (any), Limited, Negligible, Barely sufficient, Meager, Insufficient, Too little, Inadequate, Deficient, Exiguous, Skimp
English Meaning :
(Verb : Work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially)
(Adjective : Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so)
(Verb : Work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially)
(Adjective : Less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so)
Example : The ball was pumped high and handsome from end to end, with scant regard for skill or teamwork, and this took place in perfect conditions on a summer's evening that appeared to be made for football.
The ball was pumped high and handsome from end to end, with scant regard for skill or teamwork, and this took place in perfect conditions on a summer's evening that appeared to be made for football.
Scanty :
i pakët
Synonyms :
Meager, Scant, Minimal, Limited, Modest, Restricted, Sparse, Tiny, Small, Paltry, Negligible, Insufficient, Inadequate, Deficient, Too small/little/few, Poor, Sketchy, Thin, Scarce, In short supply, Few and far between, Measly, Piddling, Mingy, Pathetic, Exiguous, Pantie, Panty, Step-in
Meager, Scant, Minimal, Limited, Modest, Restricted, Sparse, Tiny, Small, Paltry, Negligible, Insufficient, Inadequate, Deficient, Too small/little/few, Poor, Sketchy, Thin, Scarce, In short supply, Few and far between, Measly, Piddling, Mingy, Pathetic, Exiguous, Pantie, Panty, Step-in
English Meaning :
(Adjective : )
(Noun : )
Example : The Great Basin, so called because its scanty water doesn't drain to any sea, is mostly a terrain of north-south-running ranges, sharp-edged raw geology, separated by flat expanses of sagebrush.
The Great Basin, so called because its scanty water doesn't drain to any sea, is mostly a terrain of north-south-running ranges, sharp-edged raw geology, separated by flat expanses of sagebrush.
Scarce :
i pakët
Synonyms :
In short supply, Scant, Scanty, Meager, Sparse, Short, Hard to find, Hard to come by, Too little, Insufficient, Deficient, Inadequate, Lacking, Wanting, At a premium, Paltry, Negligible, Rare/scarce as hen's teeth, Rarer/scarcer than hen's teeth, Not to be had for love or money, Exiguous, Scarcely, Hardly, Just, Barely
In short supply, Scant, Scanty, Meager, Sparse, Short, Hard to find, Hard to come by, Too little, Insufficient, Deficient, Inadequate, Lacking, Wanting, At a premium, Paltry, Negligible, Rare/scarce as hen's teeth, Rarer/scarcer than hen's teeth, Not to be had for love or money, Exiguous, Scarcely, Hardly, Just, Barely
English Meaning :
(Adjective : Deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand)
(Adverb : Only a very short time before)
(Adjective : Deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand)
(Adverb : Only a very short time before)
Example : Coastal land resources are scarce because of high demand and low supply.
Coastal land resources are scarce because of high demand and low supply.
Word Example from TV Shows :
...and I'd appreciate it if you would,
you know, make yourself SCARCE.
(The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 2)
...and I'd appreciate it if you would,
you know, make yourself SCARCE.
(The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 2)
