The word "scant" is a cooking term that means "barely reaching." For instance, if a recipe called for a scant tablespoon of cinnamon, then you would measure out a little less than 1 tablespoon.
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Barely amounting to as much as indicated - example: a scant two hours; a scant cupful. Having an inadequate or limited supply - example - (usually followed by of ): scant of breath.
We were scant of breath after the lengthy climb.
The food was scant for the complete group. It means the food was not enough for the group.
Scant: hardly enough; small in size or amount, barely. Opposite of it is ample.
It means barely sufficient.