English-French translations for scanty

• maigre
• exigu
• insuffisant
  Des investissements insuffisants sont une perte d'argent inutile. Scanty investment is a pointless waste of money.
• limité
  Il doit répondre à la crise, mais refléter la conscience que, lors d'une crise, les ressources disponibles sont limitées. It needs to respond to the crisis, but reflect awareness that during a crisis, the resources available are scanty.
• rare
• succinct

Definition of scanty

• Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent
• Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious; stingy

Related words

• exiguous