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scarcer

/ˈskeəsə/

/ˈskɛrsər/

scarceadjective

scarcer

Comp.

scarcer

Comp.

scarcest

Super.

Translations

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.

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

scarcer

/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