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scarce

/skeəs/

/skɛrs/

scarceadjective

scarcer

Comp.

scarcest

Super.

Translations

During the war, food was scarce.

Во время войны еда была дефицитной.

Clean water is scarce in some regions.

Чистая вода является редкой в некоторых регионах.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

hard to find

Antonyms

scarceadverb

/skeəs/

/skɛrs/

Archaic/poetic use meaning 'scarcely; barely'.

Definitions

Only just; scarcely; barely.

He had scarce finished speaking when the lights went out.

Synonyms

almost not