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Meanings of scantily in anglès

espanyol
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In a sparse or scanty way.

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Examples for "barely"
Examples for "barely"
1
Monte Paschi barely cleared a European health check of banks last year.
Reuters
2
He could barely get through the question, let alone address the answer.
The First King of Shannara
3
But the New Zealand investigation has so far barely mentioned these industries.
Radio NZ
4
Nefarious tactics are put into play without question; deaths are barely registered.
The Guardian
5
He'd barely seen them these past few years since he left university.
In for a penny
Usage of scantily in anglès
1
It also references the situation of refugee children, unfortunately all too scantily.
The Irish Times
2
The face is broad and scantily bearded; the skull wide and high.
Critiques and Addresses
3
The two are scantily and carelessly dressed in rough linen and leaves.
Back to Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch
4
As the room was scantily heated, Crabtree lost no time in disrobing.
The Rover Boys at School; Or, The Cadets of Putnam Hall
5
Ransom was disappointed; such an apparition was so scantily to his purpose.
The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II)
6
No scantily clad images of Hanna had appeared on the Internet overnight.
Twisted
7
The bothy was but scantily furnished, though it consisted of two rooms.
Auld Licht Idyls
8
We tore off parts of the clothes from our scantily clad bodies.
Land of the Burnt Thigh
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Even the best supplied among them were but scantily provided with provisions.
Anne Bradstreet and Her Time
10
She was clean, but poorly dressed, and the room was scantily furnished.
The Englishwoman in America
11
I have lived upon what I saved at Portsmouth-livedsometimes very scantily.
The Lost Naval Papers
12
The queen, a little woman, was as scantily dressed as her husband.
Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wa...
13
It was scantily built, and almost square, with galleries on three sides.
From Death into Life / or, Twenty Years of my Ministry
14
Besides this, there was a scantily furnished sitting room and bed room.
Old Rail Fence Corners: The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History
15
Already deckhands and officers, scantily clad, were appearing from fore and aft.
The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North
16
All who lived with her, though well-dressed, were scantily fed and over-worked.
Clotelle; Or, The Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States...
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Scantily through the time
Scantily across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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