Few (fū), a.

adjective

(fū), a. [compar. FEWER; superl. FEWEST.] [A.-S. feá, paucus, pl. féire, pauci, O. Sax. fah, Goth. faws, pl. fawai, Icel. fár, m., fá, f., fátt, n., O. Sw. får, Sw. få, pl., Dan. faa, pl., O. H. Ger. fohs, foh, folker, pl. fōlke.] Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; — indicating a small portion of units or individuals constituting a whole; — often, by ellipsis of a noun, a few people; small number of mankind. There's few or none do know me. Shak. In few, in a few words; briefly; succinctly. [Poet.]