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Definition of scanty : 1. Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant; as, a scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of bread.
2. Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.
3. Wanting amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant.

Synonyms:

step-in, meagre, scrimp, pinched, pantie, meagerly, slender, measly, thin, big, excess, exiguous, panty, in short supply, barely sufficient, bare, scrimpy

poor, inadequate, scarce, skimpy, sparse, flyspeck

missing, unsatisfactory, unaccomplished, patchy, undone, immature, curtailed, sectional, incomplete, discontinuous, segmental, fractional, insufficient, embryonic, unattained, unfinished, unfulfilled, fragmentary, unachieved, partial, lacking

few, concise, low, narrow, succinct, brief

teeny-weeny, miserly, delicate, slim, scant, scrawny, petite, diminutive, little, toy, piddling, stingy, modest, dwarfish, teensy, wee, itty-bitty, trifling, weeny, smallish, negligible, small, deficient, tiny, microscopic, meager, minor, teeny, picayune, compact, pocket, spare, sparing, slight, short, niggardly, paltry, nugatory, baby, minute, bantam, miniature, puny, ungenerous, beggarly, minimal

minimum, spotty

Usage examples:

• The materials are scanty in the extreme and the framework also is wanting. - "The World's Greatest Books, Vol XI.", Edited by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton.
• " We have given but a very scanty description of the system pursued at Ralahine. - "In-Darkest-England-and-the-Way-Out", Booth, William.
• We all set to work to hunt for more, and were fortunate in finding another nest, the eggs being a welcome addition to our scanty supply of food. - "On the Banks of the Amazon", W.H.G. Kingston.