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scarce
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/skeəs/
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/skɛrs/
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scarce
adjective
scarcer
Comp.
scarcest
Super.
дефицитный
During the war, food was scarce.
Во время войны еда была дефицитной.
редкий
Clean water is scarce in some regions.
Чистая вода является редкой в некоторых регионах.
Synonyms
sparse
insufficient
hard to find
few
uncommon
infrequent
limited
rare
Antonyms
ample
plentiful
abundant
scarce
adverb
UK
/skeəs/
US
/skɛrs/
Archaic/poetic use meaning 'scarcely; barely'.
Synonyms
scarcely
barely
hardly
rarely
seldom
infrequently
almost not
Definitions
scarce
adjective
In short supply; not plentiful.
During the drought, water became scarce in the region.
Rare; uncommon and therefore valuable or interesting.
First editions of the novel are extremely scarce.
scarce
adverb
Only just; scarcely; barely.
He had scarce finished speaking when the lights went out.
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