scarce

Speech parts

1. scarce - Adjective

2. scarce - Adverb

4. Scarce - Proper noun

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

infrequent just rare barely hardly deficient scarcely less few little low short limited lack poor

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abundant many large common strong enough

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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