scant vs furnish

scant is an adjective but furnish is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scant	No	Yes	Yes	No
furnish	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, furnish is a hypernym of scant; that is, furnish is a word with a broader meaning than scant:

Other hypernyms of scant include offer, provide, render, supply.

scant (adjective)	furnish (adjective)
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

scant (verb)	furnish (verb)
supply sparingly and with restricted quantities	give something useful or necessary to
limit in quality or quantity	provide or equip with furniture
work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially