scantiest
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The Seahawks still have the scantiest of playoff hopes remaining — less than 0.1% according to FiveThirtyEight.com.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2021
He makes assertions with the scantiest of proof, but delivered with utter certainty.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2016
And they made only the scantiest mention of any history of disputation.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2012
On the scantiest of evidence, scholars espoused the idea that ancient Greek athletes were all “amateurs” who competed without reward except for wreaths.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2012
It is no more than fair to confess at the outset that my knowledge of Swinburne's work until recently was of the scantiest.
From Shelburne Essays, Third Series by More, Paul Elmer
