scantily

[US]/'skæntili/
[UK]/ˈskæntɪlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. inadequately; meagerly; sparingly; narrowly

Phrases & Collocations

scantily dressed

scantily clad

scantily furnished

Example Sentences

The bedroom was scantily furnished.

a scantily clad young woman

A towrope as thick as a man's arm extended from several scantily clothed tow-men, all the way to the bow.

She was dressed scantily for the beach party.

The dancer wore a scantily clad costume for the performance.

The model posed in a scantily designed swimsuit.

The actress appeared in a scantily furnished room in the movie scene.

The magazine featured scantily clad celebrities on its cover.

The mannequin in the store window was dressed scantily to attract customers.

The beachgoers were scantily covered in sunscreen.

The performer's costume was scantily decorated with sequins and beads.

The dancer moved gracefully in her scantily tailored outfit.

The advertisement featured models posing scantily in lingerie.

Real-world Examples

But the poor thing had been scantily clad, and the shawl was thin and worn.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 4

Some UN staff argued that the scantily dressed super hero could trample on cultural and religious sensibilities.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2016

The highest are set in bleak, rough bowls, scantily fringed with brown and yellow sedges.

Source: The Mountains of California (Part 1)

55 percent of the time that you have seen a woman in a movie, she was naked or scantily clad.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) October 2017 Collection

We passed on, and Dick drew rein an instant as we came across a long straightish road with houses scantily scattered up and down it.

Source: News from Wuyou Township (Part 1)

Some are mere weathered stumps, as broad as long, decorated with a few leafy sprays, reminding one of the crumbling towers of some ancient castle scantily draped with ivy.

Source: The Mountains of California (Part 1)

He was known for a string of corruption and sex scandals, the most infamous being the " Bunga Bunga" parties at his villa, where he cavorted with (very) young scantily clad women.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

She was astonished to find herself at the gate of her own house talking in this way and at such close quarters to this young and somewhat scantily dressed man.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part One)

Some trees are mere storm-beaten stumps about as broad as long, decorated with a few leafy sprays, reminding one of the crumbling towers of old castles scantily draped with ivy.

Source: Yosemite

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