Scanty and Short-handed

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

Short-handed and scanty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short-handed" instead an adjective "Scanty".

Nearby Words: scant, scantiness, scantily, scanted, scanting

Short-handed adjective - Inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc..

Scanty and short-handed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Scanty" instead an adjective phrase "Short-handed".