Single word complement to “scant”

[Windows]

When measuring and communicating measurements, is there a single word in English for “just over”?

If I wanted to say “just under a metre”, I might say “a scant metre”. What words do we have for “just over”? I think I might use thin and fat sometimes: “a thin inch”, “a fat inch”. I’m sure there must be more interesting ways of describing these.

What language do you use for measurements that are over or under a particular value?

 

[Blackswanwood]

Just under seems to have a number of words that are commonly used such as almost or nearly.

Approximately, around, about, roughly iro (cheating as it’s three words!) could replace “just under” or “just over”. Arguably nearly also could but to my mind it suggests “just under”. Circa is sometimes used but I believe this is incorrect usage as it should only precede a date.

Other than using fat or long etc I cannot think of a word that on it’s own replaces “just over”.

 

[Lons]

There's nothing wrong with any of that but not something I'd usually do unless in a rough and ready situation like fencing maybe. It's easier and accurate to say the exact measurement whether in metric or imperial.

 

[AndyT]

The traditional term was/is "full". I believe the equivalent opposite was more often "bare".

 

[JamesHow]

Smidge over....

 

[Malc2098]

Gnat's nadger…..

 

[Phil Pascoe]

The old carpenter I worked with decades ago used scant and full.

 

[Richard]

Bawhair, the width of a pube, can be either over or under, e.g., a bawhair shy, or a bawhair over. Slainte.

 

[Dr.Al]

Perhaps a "generous metre"?!

 

[Mike G]

"Full" or "shy" are the two options I've come across most often, I reckon, followed by "bare".

 

[duke]

Plus - minus , nice clean words.

 

[Alasdair]

Bawhair, the width of a pube, can be either over or under, e.g., a bawhair shy, or a bawhair over. Slainte.

You beat me to it

When I was an apprentice especially in the workshop we worked imperial and the accepted unit was full or bare of an inch

 

[spb]

I've also heard 'a strong three quarters' for this purpose.