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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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   SCARCE definition: 1. not easy to find or get: 2. almost not: 3. not easy to find or get: . Learn more.

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   scarce: [adjective] deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand : not plentiful or abundant.

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

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

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   SCARCE meaning: 1. not easy to find or get: 2. almost not: 3. not easy to find or get: . Learn more.

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   Jul 17, 2024 · From Middle English scarce, skarce, scarse, scars, from Old Northern French scars, escars ("sparing, niggard, parsimonious, miserly, poor"; > French échars, Medieval Latin scarsus (“diminished, reduced”)), of uncertain origin. One theory is that it derives originally from a Late Latin *scarpsus, *excarpsus, a participle form of *excarpere ...

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   scarce: 1 adj 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 Antonyms: abundant present in great quantity ...

8. 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.

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. 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.

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    A complete guide to the word "SCARCE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.