scantly /ˈskæntli/ adverb2 •In a way that is slightly lacking, that is scant of how much should be provided.He scantly filled the bag, increasing his profits but getting dissatisified customers. •Barely; hardly; scarcely.We hold a tourney here to-morrow morn, / And there is scantly time for half the work. — 1859 formsmore scantly · most scantly