scant:

insufficient, meager

scant:

insufficient, meager

(Adjective)

Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  Given Ravana’s scant regard for morality, Jatyu’s warning about the immorality of abducting another man’s wife had no effect on the demon.

Mahabharata:  As details were scant in the report of the fire that had apparently killed the Pandavas, the citizens started suspecting foul play and blaming the Kauravas.

Bhagavad-gita:  Only those who pay scant attention to the contents of the Gita can claim that it is a war-mongering book; it contains not a single call for revenge or even a single mention of the atrocities that led to the Kurukshetra war.