insufficient vs scant

insufficient

adj
  • Not sufficient; of a type or kind that does not suffice, that does not satisfy requirements or needs. 

  • Not sufficient; lacking competent power or ability; unqualified, unequal, unfit. 

det
  • An inadequate quantity of; not enough. 

  • A quantity (of something) that is less than is needed. 

scant

adj
  • Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager. 

  • Sparing; parsimonious; chary. 

noun
  • A sheet of stone. 

  • Scarcity; lack. 

  • A small piece or quantity. 

  • A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size. 

  • A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level. 

det
  • Very little, very few. 

verb
  • To fail, or become less; to scantle. 

  • To limit in amount or share; to stint. 

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