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scarce
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- pronunciation:
- skeIrs
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adjective |
| inflections: |
scarcer, scarcest |
| definition: |
not being enough; not easy to get.
There has been no rain, and water has become scarce.- synonyms:
- short
- similar words:
- lacking
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| related words: |
short, slight |
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| derivation: |
scarceness (n.) |
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