Meager (6)
'meager' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for scanty that I've seen before include "Modest" , "Inadequate" , "Insufficient in amount" , "Sparse, meagre" , "Insufficient in quantity" .)
'meager' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for sparse that I've seen before include "Meagre, thin on the ground" , "Not much" , "One's not at all thick" , "Thinly spread" , "Thinly-spread" .)