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   scarce

   /skɛːs/

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of food, money, or some other resource) insufficient for the demand: "as raw materials became scarce, synthetics were developed" Similar in short supplyshortscantscantymeagresparsehard to findhard to come bynot enoughtoo littleinsufficientdeficientinadequatelackingwantingat a premiumlike gold dustnot to be hadscarcer than hen's teethpaltrynegligiblethininformal:not to be had for love nor moneyrare:exiguousOpposite plentifulabundant
   • ▪ occurring in small numbers or quantities; rare: "the freshwater shrimp becomes scarce in soft water" Similar rarefew and far betweenthin on the groundseldom seen/founduncommonunusualinfrequentout of the commonOpposite common

   adverb

   • 1. scarcely: archaic "a babe scarce two years old"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘restricted in quantity or size’, also ‘parsimonious’): from a shortening of Anglo-Norman escars, from a Romance word meaning ‘plucked out, selected’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. scarceness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSCARCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SCARCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of scarce in English. scarce. adjective. uk / skeəs / us / skers / Add to word list. C1. not easy to find or get: Food and clean water were becoming scarce. scarce resources. Opposites. abundant formal. copious. plentiful. Fewer examples.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › scarceScarce Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SCARCE is deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand : not plentiful or abundant. How to use scarce in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Scarce.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › scarceSCARCE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Scarce definition: insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant. See examples of SCARCE used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › scarceScarce - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   adjective. deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand. “fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought” synonyms: rare. not widely distributed. tight. affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow. meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy. deficient in amount or quality or extent. see more. adverb. only a very short time before.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySCARCE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. us / skers / uk / skeəs / Add to word list. C1. not easy to find or get: Food and clean water were becoming scarce. scarce resources. Opposites. abundant formal. copious. plentiful. Fewer examples. With jobs so scarce, many young people have nothing to do. In wartime, food is often scarce. Research evidence in this area is scarce.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSCARCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If something is scarce, there is not enough of it. Food was scarce and expensive. Jobs are becoming increasingly scarce. ...the allocation of scarce resources.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishscarce adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of scarce adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.