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How do you use Scantiest in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Scantiest in a sentence

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Scantiest | Scantily

Scantiest meaning

superlative form of scanty: most scanty

Using Scantiest

  • The main meaning on this page is: superlative form of scanty: most scanty
  • In the example corpus, scantiest often appears in combinations such as: the scantiest.

Context around Scantiest

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

lip 1× records 1× literary 1×

Sentence patterns with Scantiest

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

has the scantiest literary remains 1× only the scantiest records seem 1× the scantiest lip service 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

negotiations seem to 1× the kentish region 1× the scantiest lip 1×

Common sentence endings:

scantiest literary remains 1× this most distressful 1× to be available 1×

Words around Scantiest

Just before it in the word index:

scant 206 scansource 2 scansion 3 scans 398 scanpan 2 scanning 524

Just after it in the word index:

scantily 33 scantlebury 2 scantling 15 scantron 2 scanty 38 scanwatch 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Scantiest

  • In this selection, "scantiest" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 18.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, lip, records and literary stand out and add context to how "scantiest" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include has the scantiest literary remains and only the scantiest records seem. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "scantiest" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with scantiest

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Kentish region, settled by the Jutes from Jutland, has the scantiest literary remains. (14 words)

The scantiest lip-service has been done to that social plinth, and I find this most distressful. (17 words)

Negotiations seem to have been mainly oral and by means of private notes and memoranda of which only the scantiest records seem to be available. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Negotiations seem to have been mainly oral and by means of private notes and memoranda of which only the scantiest records seem to be available. (25 words)

The scantiest lip-service has been done to that social plinth, and I find this most distressful. (17 words)

The Kentish region, settled by the Jutes from Jutland, has the scantiest literary remains. (14 words)

Example sentences (3)

The scantiest lip-service has been done to that social plinth, and I find this most distressful.

Negotiations seem to have been mainly oral and by means of private notes and memoranda of which only the scantiest records seem to be available.

The Kentish region, settled by the Jutes from Jutland, has the scantiest literary remains.

Common combinations with scantiest

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "scantiest" in a sentence?
An example: "The scantiest lip-service has been done to that social plinth, and I find this most distressful." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "scantiest" from authentic English texts.
What does "scantiest" mean?
Scantiest means: superlative form of scanty: most scanty
How many example sentences with "scantiest" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "scantiest", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.