Scarce

[skeəs] or [skɛrs]

Definition

(adj.) deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; 'fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought' .

Editor: Ronda--From WordNet

Definition

(superl.) Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon.

(superl.) Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); -- with of.

(superl.) Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; stingy.

(adv.) Alt. of Scarcely

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Deficient, wanting, not plentiful, not abundant.[2]. Rare, uncommon, infrequent.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Rare, infrequent, unabundant, unique, uncommon, unusual, singular, precious,choice, few, wanting, sparse

ANT:Common, frequent, abundant, valueless, thick, plentiful

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Definition

adj. not plentiful: not equal to the demand: rare: not common: parsimonious: deficient: short: scanty.—adj. Scarce′-beard′ed (Shak.) having a scanty beard.—adv. Scarce′ly Scarce (B.) hardly barely.—ns. Scarce′ment (archit.) a plain set-off or projection in a wall; Scarce′ness; Scarc′ity state of being scarce: deficiency: rareness: niggardliness: want: famine.—Make one's self scarce to decamp.

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Examples

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