scarce

Speech parts

1. scarce - Adjective

2. scarce - Adverb

4. Scarce - Proper noun

Meaning

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

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

Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; stingy.

Alt. of Scarcely

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

infrequent rare deficient just short limited thin uncommon insufficient barely hardly inadequate sparse scarcely scant
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Antonyms

abundant many large much common full
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Phrases with the word

scarce capacity scarce creatures scarce species window-scarce be as scarce as hen's teeth be scarce

Anagrams

arcsec

Examples

As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand. Josh Billings

The only factor becoming scarce in a world of abudance is human attention. Kevin Kelly (editor)

If you go looking for a friend, you're going to find they're very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere. Zig Ziglar

Good men are scarce. Portuguese Proverb

When you see many dogs at a bone, it's best to make yourself scarce. Sicilian Proverb

Two Sir Positives can scarce meet without a skirmish. Irish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

scarbroite Scarbrough Scarbs scarce capacity scarce chaser scarce copper