Poor and Scant

Poor

Poor adjective - Less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable.
Usage example: a poor crop because of the drought this year

Scant is a synonym for poor in meagre topic. In some cases you can use "Scant" instead an adjective "Poor", when it comes to topics like big, scanty, meager.

Nearby Words: poorly, poorness

Scant

Scant adjective - Less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable.
Usage example: jobs for teenagers were scant that summer

Poor is a synonym for scant in meager topic. You can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Scant", if it concerns topics such as big, scanty, meagre.

Nearby Words: scanty, scanted, scanting
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