[{"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate:to do scant justice.", "limited; meager; not large:a scant amount.Synonyms: restricted , small , scanty", "barely amounting to as much as indicated:a scant two hours; a scant cupful.", "having an inadequate or limited supply (usually followed byof):scant of breath.Synonyms: deficient , wanting , lacking , short"]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to make scant; diminish.Synonyms: curtail , decrease , reduce , lessen", "to stint the supply of; withhold.Synonyms: scrimp , skimp , restrict , limit", "to treat slightly or inadequately.Synonyms: neglect , slight"]}, {"Bold_text": "adverb", "List Items": ["Scot. and North England Dialect.scarcely; barely; hardly."]}]