scantily

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  1. In a scanty manner; inadequately; insufficiently; slightly; sparingly; niggardly.

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  • With the scantily-clad dancing showing off her moves for the Portugeezer, Jose kept his eyes firmly fixed on the floor as he tried his best to avoid eye-contact with everybody. —  101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League,La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup and more
  • Amid all the scantily-clad women, Vin Diesel does what he does best, kicking keisters and racing away convincingly and with Paul Walker does a great job at reprising the successful combo. —  Daily News & Analysis
  • It's unfortunate that many doctors are overworked and have to divide their time between patients so scantily, and I know that is a concern for patients.
  • Up came dozens of pictures of scantily-clad nubile young women offering their services, which did not seem to have anything to do with garbage pickup. —  North Coast Journal Comments
  • With cameras rolling, have a scantily-clad Carrie Fisher strangle someone dressed up in a Jabba the Hutt costume on the pleasure barge with 5 laps to go …. oh, wait, she's old now, isn't she?
 

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