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   scarce

   /skers/

   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 supplyshortscantscantymeagersparsehard 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. 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.

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

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   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. With jobs so scarce, many young people have nothing to do. In wartime, food is often scarce. Research evidence in this area is scarce.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › scarceSCARCE Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

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   Synonyms for SCARCE: sparse, poor, lacking, scanty, scant, meagre, insufficient, meager; Antonyms of SCARCE: abundant, plentiful, sufficient, adequate, ample, enough, generous, copious

5. 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.

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 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.

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

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   4 meanings: 1. rarely encountered 2. insufficient to meet the demand 3. → See make oneself scarce 4. archaic or literary.... Click for more definitions.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › scarceScarce - definition of scarce by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Insufficient to meet a demand or requirement; short in supply: Fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought. 2. Hard to find; absent or rare: Steel pennies are scarce now except in coin shops. adv. Barely or hardly; scarcely. Idiom: make (oneself) scarce Informal. 1. To stay away; be absent or elusive. 2.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › scarceScarce Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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   Scarce definition: Insufficient to meet a demand or requirement; short in supply.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of scarce – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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    SCARCE definition: rare or not available in large amounts: . Learn more.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySCARCE - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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    Definitions of 'scarce' 1. If something is scarce, there is not enough of it. [...] 2. See make oneself scarce [...] More. English usage. What is the difference between scarce and scarcely? More. Synonyms of 'scarce' • in short supply, wanting, insufficient, deficient [...] • rare, few, unusual, uncommon [...] More.