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We're showing kids a world that is very scantily populated with women and female characters. They should see female characters taking up half the planet, which we do.
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Meaning of "scantily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCANTILY

scantily  [ˈskæntɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCANTILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scantily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SCANTILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of scantily in the English dictionary

The definition of scantily in the dictionary is in a scanty or insufficient manner; almost always with reference to lack of clothing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCANTILY


cantily
ˈkæntɪlɪ
Chantilly
ʃænˈtɪlɪ
craftily
ˈkrɑːftɪlɪ
daintily
ˈdeɪntɪlɪ
flauntily
ˈflɔːntɪlɪ
flintily
ˈflɪntɪlɪ
guiltily
ˈɡɪltɪlɪ
hastily
ˈheɪstɪlɪ
haughtily
ˈhɔːtɪlɪ
heartily
ˈhɑːtɪlɪ
jauntily
ˈdʒɔːntɪlɪ
lustily
ˈlʌstɪlɪ
mightily
ˈmaɪtɪlɪ
nastily
ˈnɑːstɪlɪ
naughtily
ˈnɔːtɪlɪ
polydactyly
ˌpɒlɪˈdæktɪlɪ
syndactyly
sɪnˈdæktɪlɪ
Tilley
ˈtɪlɪ
Tilly
ˈtɪlɪ
wittily
ˈwɪtɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCANTILY

scandium
scannable
scanned
scanner
scanning
scanning device
scanning electron microscope
scansion
scansorial
scant
scantier
scantiest
scantiness
scantity
scantle
scantling
scantlings
scantly
scantness
scanty

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCANTILY

beastily
cattily
dirtily
draftily
emptily
faultily
frostily
loftily
meatily
mustily
nattily
niftily
prettily
smuttily
tastily
tattily
thirstily
thriftily
throatily
weightily

Synonyms and antonyms of scantily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scantily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCANTILY

Find out the translation of scantily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scantily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scantily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

衣着暴露
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ligeras
570 millions of speakers

English

scantily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

थोड़े
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عاريات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скудно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escassamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দেখা যেত স্বল্পবাস নায়িকাকে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

très légèrement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan pantas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

spärlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

乏しく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아슬 아슬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scantily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

scantily
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறிய ஆடையை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थोडीशी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kıt
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scantily
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skąpo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бідно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sumar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γλισχρώς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

karig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lätt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lett
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scantily

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCANTILY»

The term «scantily» is regularly used and occupies the 69.618 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCANTILY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scantily

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QUOTES WITH «SCANTILY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word scantily.
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Geena Davis
We're showing kids a world that is very scantily populated with women and female characters. They should see female characters taking up half the planet, which we do.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCANTILY»

Discover the use of scantily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scantily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cooperation, Community, and Co-Ops in a Global Era
Another letter/comment complained: ''I'm wondering if something can be done to move fashion magazines with scantily clad women, etc. out of direct view. I don't like my five year old daughter seeing them.'' To which the assistant manager ...
Carl Ratner, 2012
2
Unfashionable Observations
nously serious reflections into which one otherwise falls when posing questions about the value of existence and the responsibilities of humanity — when the gifted master flits by "scantily clad, and intentionally so" — even more scantily clad ...
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Richard T. Gray, 1998
3
Revision of the European Species of Cladophora
Long, scantily branched filaments. Sporulation. 8/1960 Scantily branched filaments, at the top of which intensive sporulation. 8/1960 After sporulation of fragments spores grown into c. 4-14 cm long 12/1960 572 unbranched or scantily  ...
C. Van den Hoek, 1963
4
Agricultural geography of Latin America
The Chaco region, in northern Argentina, remains scantily inhabited. The area is subject to flooding during the rainy season and has the highest temperatures recorded in South America. Also, disease, inadequate roads, and lack of public ...
United States. Foreign Agricultural Service, 1958
5
Baby Boomer Comics: The Wild, Wacky, Wonderful Comic Books ...
In this adventure, our boy lost his memory and ended up on a remote island where Lola-La, the chief's beautiful and extremely scantily clad daughter, fell in love with him.After feeding him fruit while he was tied up, Lola released him and took ...
Craig Shutt, 2011
6
Selected Episodes Relating to the Life of Vladimir ...
one of the tall slim scantily dressed longhaired blond young ladies found a shovel and dustpan and cleaned up the mess. Another tall slim scantily dressed longhaired blond young lady immediately mopped the area, and another tall slim  ...
Daniel Marcus, 2012
7
The King of Good Times
The Hindu activists believed that the scantily clad cheerleaders damaged the Indian culture and tradition but most Royal Challengers cricket fans completely agree that the gorgeous cheerleaders are pleasing to watch with their attire in line ...
Harish Maiya, 2011
8
Flora Capensis
short, truncate ; blades setaceously convolute, filiform, 2-4 in. long, rather rigid or ñexuous, glabrous or scantily hairy, smooth 3 raceme spikelike, solitary, terminal on the long exserted culm, very slender, 2%-5 in. long; rhachis wavy, very ...
William T. Thiselton-Dyer, 2014
9
The Book of the Kindred Sayings (Saṃyutta-nikāya) Or Grouped ...
Let them only give to me abundantly, not scantily ! Let them give me excellent things only, not poor things ! Let them only give quickly, not tardily ! Let them only give to me respectfully, not disrespectfully !' — he, going among the families with  ...
Frank Lee Woodward, Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys Davids, 1917
10
Hitching: Tales from the Byways and Superhighways
scantily-clad. Dan. USA 0 o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o oI was hitching through Saint Louis to Saint Charles, Missouri, one year in September. About dusk, l was walking, wishing for a ride when, of all things, a Winnebago pulled ...
Kirsty Brooks, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCANTILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scantily is used in the context of the following news items.
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Scantily-clad Spartan invaders vanquished by police in clashes over …
Dozens of skimpily dressed Spartans who invaded the streets of Beijing with their aggressive marketing tactics probably did not intend to recreate the Battle of ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Morocco won't sanction TV over 'scantily dressed' J-Lo
Rabat (AFP) - A Moroccan regulator said Tuesday it rejected a request to sanction a television channel for broadcasting a "scantily dressed" American pop star ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
3
'Tallywackers': Male version of Hooters opens featuring scantily-clad …
Unlike Hooters, an American chain which features scantily-clad waitresses, ... One customer told CW33: “I expected to see cute men, scantily clad and so far I'm ... «Evening Standard, Jun 15»
4
Posters featuring scantily clad French maid and Swedish …
A series of adverts featuring a scantily clad French Maid and Swedish supermodel have been compared to a “sexist outdated 1970s ad” by commuters. «Evening Standard, May 15»
5
Bianca Gascoigne parties with scantily-clad girls as she celebrates …
Bianca Gascoigne turned up the heat as she partied with scantily-clad girls to celebrate her new career. Gazza's step-daughter is now the manager at a London ... «mirror.co.uk, Apr 15»
6
This Hooters-Style Restaurant With Scantily-Clad Waiters Is About …
Move over, Hooters. A new Texas restaurant is all about the scantily-clad men. Tallywackers is a bar and restaurant slated to open in May in Dallas' Oak Lawn ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
7
Wife hires strippers to dance at husband's funeral as last present
So mourners at a Taiwanese man's memorial were shocked after they were treated to a sexy performance by two scantily-clad strippers - hired by the ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
8
Jennifer Lopez, 45, invites the gaze with her scantily-clad figure in …
But Jennifer Lopez proved she's still a superstar herself by taking to Instagram to share a scantily-clad snap of her extremely impressive physique. 'Wanna ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
9
Cupid's Undie Run draws scantily clad runners sprinting through …
Cupid's Undie Run 2015 in Cleveland Clevelander's, clad in their favorite Valentine's Day themed underwear, braved the cold and snow to jog in the third ... «NOLA.com, Feb 15»
10
Stun Guns Used On Scantily-Clad Woman Who Ran Into I-35 Traffic
Deputies responded at around 8:30 a.m. Monday and found the scantily-clad woman, who was armed with a knife, running into traffic on the highway, McLennan ... «KWTX, Jan 15»

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