| 释义 |
scantily, adv.|ˈskæntɪlɪ|
[f. scanty a. + -ly2.]
In a scanty manner or measure.
1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. (1776) III. 5 That nourishment which their vegetable food so scantily supplies. 1840Dickens Old C. Shop i, Though more scantily attired than she might have been, she was dressed with perfect neatness. 1897D. Lyall in Brit. Wkly. 7 Jan. 214/5, I knew nothing but my medical work—and that but scantily. |
