SCANTLY
Source: 566, 567
scantly. Scantly, ad. scarcely, hardly, nearly, penuriously
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Scant″ly, adv. 1. 1. In a scant manner; not fully or sufficiently; narrowly; penuriously. Dryden.
2. 2. Scarcely; hardly; barely.
Scantly they durst their feeble eyes dispread Upon that town. Fairfax. We hold a tourney here to-morrow morn, And there is scantly time for half the work. Tennyson.