Scant and Sporadic

Scant

Scant adjective - Less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable.

Sporadic and scant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sporadic" instead an adjective "Scant".

Nearby Words: scanty, scanted, scanting

Sporadic

Sporadic adjective - Lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence.

Scant and sporadic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Scant" instead an adjective "Sporadic".

Nearby Word: sporadically
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