much vs scant

much

det
  • Many ( + plural countable noun). 

  • A large amount of. 

  • Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the quantity of something. 

pron
  • A large amount or great extent. 

adv
  • Often; frequently. 

  • Used to indicate or compare extent. 

  • To a great extent. 

scant

det
  • Very little, very few. 

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. 

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

  • Sparing; parsimonious; chary. 

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

  • To limit in amount or share; to stint. 

How often have the words much and scant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )