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scarce
- pronunciation:
- skeIrs
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adjective |
| inflections: |
scarcer, scarcest |
| definition 1: |
in short supply.
Food was scarce during the war.- synonyms:
- inadequate, insufficient, meager, short
- antonyms:
- abundant, plentiful
- similar words:
- deficient, lacking
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| definition 2: |
difficult to find; not common.
That kind of bird is scarce in this part of the country.- synonyms:
- exceptional, rare, uncommon, unusual
- antonyms:
- plentiful
- similar words:
- notable, remarkable
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| related words: |
insufficient, low, meager, scant, short, slight |
| derivation: |
scarceness (n.) |
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