Sentence example with the word 'scantiness'

scantiness

austerity, deficiency, fewness, insufficiency, meagerness, niggardliness, pokiness, scant sufficiency, shortage, slimness, stringency, underage

Definition n. the quality of being meager

Last update: August 5, 2015


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The comparative scantiness of its sources, the steepness of its upper course and the rapid evaporation which takes place after the short rainy season would make the Senegal an insignificant stream for more than half the year; but natural dams cross the channel at intervals and the water accumulates behind them in deep reaches, which thus act as reservoirs.   [Please select]

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As to the South, it suffers from a certain Narrowness of vision due to the comparative scantiness of the material used.   [Please select]

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He was now accustomed to the scantiness of his clothing, and had completely caught the manners and gestures of the natives.   [Please select]

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But the voice of Nature may be an uncertain voice, through the scantiness of data.   [Please select]

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And there was the mem without it, smiling over the scantiness and the intricacies of a coarse cotton shroud.   [Please select]

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Well, this result is really astounding, when we consider the scantiness of the means.   [Please select]

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The scantiness both of fauna and flora is natural when the unfavourable climatic conditions are considered.   [Please select]

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scantily - scantiness - scantling