scant vs sketchy

scant

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. 

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. 

sketchy

adj
  • Not thorough or detailed. 

  • Because he is so sketchy, I always think that he is up to something. 

  • Disturbing or unnerving, often in such a way that others may suspect them of intending physical or sexual harm or harassment. 

  • Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement. 

  • Resembling a comedy sketch, of sketch quality. 

  • Of questionable or doubtful quality. 

  • Suspected of taking part in illicit or dishonorable dealings. 

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