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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

   Scrabble Points: 10

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

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   Scarce means not easy to find or get, or rare. It can be used as an adjective or an adverb. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, idioms and translations.

   • English (US)

     (Definition of scarce from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's...

   • Scarcely

     SCARCELY definition: 1. almost not: 2. used to say that...

   • Scarce: Russian Translation

     SCARCE translate: недостаточный, скудный . Learn more in the...

   • Scarce: Arabic Translation

     SCARCE translate: نادِر. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Scarce: Polish Translation

     SCARCE translate: skąpy, niewystarczający, rzadki,...

   • Scarce: Japanese Translation

     SCARCE translate: まれな, 乏しい, 少（すく）ない. Learn more in the...

   • Scarce Spanish Translation

     SCARCE translate: escaso, escaso/sa [masculine-feminine,...

   • Simplified

     SCARCE translate: 难得的，稀有的，罕见的, 几乎没有. Learn more in the...

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.

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

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   Scarce means insufficient to satisfy the need or demand, or seldom met with. It can be used as an adjective or an adverb. Learn more about its origin, usage, and idioms on Dictionary.com.

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

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   Scarce means not easy to find or get, or rare. It can be used as an adjective or an adverb. Learn how to use scarce in different contexts, with examples and synonyms, from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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

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   If something is scarce, there isn't much of it around. Crops are scarce after a long drought, or you might find babysitters scarce if your kids are a nightmare to watch.

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

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   Scarce means insufficient to meet a demand or requirement, or hard to find. Learn the difference between scarce and rare, scarcely and barely, and how to use them in sentences and idioms.