few
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: hardly any
Synonyms:
exiguous
few and far between
imperceptible
inconsequential
inconsiderable
infrequent
insufficient
lean
less
meager
middling
minor
minority
minute
negligible
not many
not too many
occasional
paltry
petty
piddling
rare
scant
scanty
scarce
scarcely any
scattered
scattering
seldom
semioccasional
short
skimpy
slender
slight
slim
some
sparse
sporadic
stingy
straggling
thin
trifling
uncommon
unfrequent
widely spaced
- pronoun (pron)
Meaning: scarcely any
Synonyms:
not many
not too many
scattering
several
slim pickings
small number
smatter
smattering
some
spattering
sprinkling
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