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scarce

/ scarce /
adjective/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
"fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"
Similar:
rare tight
Opposites:
abundant
See also:
meager meagre meagerly
adjective satellite Sense 2
not enough; hard to find
"meat was scarce during the war"
Similar:
insufficient deficient
adverb Sense 3
by a small margin
"they could barely hear the speaker"
"we hardly knew them"
"just missed being hit"
"had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"
"would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats"
Semantic Complexity
43%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
4
Total Relationships
8
Times Searched
3
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rare tight abundant insufficient deficient