Emily Dickinson Lexicon

scant (-est), adj. [ON skamt, short, brief.]

1. Brief; limited; short-term.
2. Limited; meager; insufficient in quantity; short of the standard measure.
3. Not having much time.
4. Tiny; minute.
5. Spare; lean; skimpy; austere; not abundant.
6. Minor; insignificant; of small consequence.
7. Low in number.