John Strachan

The Legislature of Lower Canada, consisting chiefly of Roman Catholics, could hardly be expected to support a church which they were taught to consider heretical, and in Upper Canada the scanty means at the disposal of the Government, precluded all hope.

Canadian Clergyman

Thomas Paine

The abilities of man must fall short on one side or the other, like too scanty a blanket when you are abed. If you pull it upon your shoulders, your feet are left bare; if you thrust it down to your feet, your shoulders are uncovered.

English Activist

Franz Kafka

How pathetically scanty my self-knowledge is compared with, say, my knowledge of my room. There is no such thing as observation of the inner world, as there is of the outer world.

Novelist

Franz Liszt

Without any assistance whatever, I founded a school in Weimar in 10 years. Only I could perform certain works with the scanty means that I dared not ask anyone else to work with.

Hungarian Composer

Bruce Chatwin

I learned about Chinese ceramics and African sculptures, I aired my scanty knowledge of the French Impressionists, and I prospered.

English Novelist

Gerald W. Johnson

Heroes are created by popular demand, sometimes out of the scantiest materials, or none at all.

American Journalist

Rose George

Research into endometriosis is as scanty as funding.

British Journalist

Using 'scanty' often suggests a situation is urgent or needs immediate attention due to insufficiency.

Urgency Implied

'Scanty' typically implies a negative situation, indicating something is lacking or insufficient.

Negative Connotation

'Scanty' is mostly used for objects or resources, not describing people or their abilities.

Not For People

In some cultures, describing clothing as 'scanty' could be offensive; use with awareness.