scant

verbs

work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
scant, skimp
limit in quality or quantity
scant, skimp
supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
"sting with the allowance"
scant, skimp, stint

adjectives

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
"a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"
light, scant, short
is derived from
scantness