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Significados de scantiness en inglés

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The quality of being meager.

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      Uso de scantiness en inglés
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      Lucy wondered at the scantiness of Mrs. Burgoyne's musical memory that night.
      Eleanor
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      The general sterility of Media arises from the scantiness of the water supply.
      The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3: ...
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      But this scantiness of information need not cause us much regret.
      Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 1
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      With clothing, as with food, the usual tendency is towards an improper scantiness.
      The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economic...
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      The action reminded me of the scantiness of attire in which I stood arrayed.
      Vendetta: A Story of One Forgotten
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      The one difficulty lay in the scantiness of her information.
      The Guests Of Hercules
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      We trust that he did not dwell unduly upon the scantiness of their attire.
      Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 10, 1917
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      Well, this result is really astounding, when we consider the scantiness of the means.
      The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters o...
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      The success of her precaution is evident in the scantiness of our information about her.
      The Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood
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      The costume of the ladies was classic in its scantiness, especially at balls and parties.
      Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 / of Sixty Years in the National ...
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      The joy of eating when food comes compensates for the previous scantiness of the fare.
      The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 10
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      The extreme scantiness of the population is of itself a rough measure of the general desolation.
      Indian Frontier Policy; an historical sketch
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      Ralegh murmured at the scantiness of his spoil.
      Sir Walter Ralegh: A Biography
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      But these directions are no sooner applied to use, than their scantiness and imperfection become evident.
      The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 03 / ...
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      The duke hath a fair daughter, and we will make up for any scantiness in the dower.
      The Last of the Barons — Volume 06
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      They have fallen off considerably of late from the hot weather and the scantiness of good feed.
      McKinlay's Journal of Exploration in the Interior of Australia
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