scanty
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scanty
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. escaso
With such scanty scientific evidence, the epidemiologist's theory is pure conjecture.Con la evidencia tan escasa, la teoría del epidemiólogo no es más que una conjetura.
b. exiguo
I don't understand why teachers are always complaining about their scanty wages. They get the summer off!No entiendo por qué los profesores siempre andan quejándose de los sueldos exiguos. ¡No tienen que trabajar en el verano!
2. (colloquial) (skimpy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. sucinto
The best way to get a man's attention is to wear a scanty outfit.La mejor manera de llamar la atención de un hombre es llevar un atuendo sucinto.
b. corto
Dave almost fainted when two women in scanty skirts started talking to him.Dave casi se desmayó cuando dos mujeres con faldas cortas empezaron a hablar con él.
c. pequeño
Why is she wearing such a scanty bikini? She's in her sixties!¿Por qué usa un bikini tan pequeño? ¡Tiene sesenta y pico!
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