SCANTILY Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

scantily

adverb

Definition of scantily

as in meagerly

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Recent Examples of scantily In a series of photos and videos released Wednesday, Sweeney can be seen naked or scantily clad, holding American footballs, a tennis racket or a baseball bat. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 The actress left little to the imagination in a provocative new campaign for Novig, posing nude or scantily clad alongside an array of sports equipment as the company promoted its sports-only approach. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 More state complaints and a lawsuit have been filed in the last two weeks against a Boca Raton psychiatrist accused of asking female patients to dress scantily and show their breasts during video appointments. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 The job post comes from Joi, which hosts a large catalog of online chatbots, many of them scantily clad women. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 May 2026

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Limón would like to see the state stop subsidizing corporations who pay so meagerly that their employees qualify for Medi-Cal.

— Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
When opportunities arise, whether lowly paid or not, we’re often left with no other choice than to take the role that pays meagerly.

— Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 1 Sep. 2025

Definition of meagerly

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That is particularly interesting because Costco does little paid digital advertising.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Some are designed to do very little; others make for excellent bases for island-hopping, hiking adventures, and close encounters with the country’s eclectic wildlife and colorful Creole culture.

— Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of little

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However, a wall of wind shear is expected to slightly destabilize the storm just before landfall — slowing its wind speeds to 100 mph and broadening the system, spreading the high winds and heavy rains even further from the core of the storm.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Barkley delivered a nasty spin move that left him slightly sideways, forcing him to jump and then leapfrog backward.

— Mark Long, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of slightly

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Atlantic window is closing The Atlantic hurricane season, nominally, runs from June 1 through November 30.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2026
Anticipating what is to come, the US office of the nominally progressive Guardian signs a public letter in protest at the transphobia of its UK editorial line.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

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