1
[ adjective ] not enough; hard to find

Examples

"meat was scarce during the war"

Used in print

(John R. Sargent, "Where To Aim Your Planning for Bigger...)

Men qualified for the broader task of marketing manager are even more scarce due_to the demanding combination of qualifications called_for by this type of management work .

Related terms

insufficient

2
[ adverb ] by a small margin

Synonyms

just hardly barely scarcely

Examples

"they could barely hear the speaker" "we hardly knew them" "just missed being hit" "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open" "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats

3
[ adjective ] deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand

Examples

"fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"

Related terms

abundant rare tight meager quantity

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Phonetic and Homophones

S K EH1 R S

Similar Spelling

Scearce scarcely Screws screak scores scriech Schrack Schrage screech screaky Schreck Schrick Schrock Schwark Schwarz scorched scrooge scarcity scorsese screechy scorcher scrag Scorzelli scrag_end screakily screecher screw_key scarecrow scorecard scorch Schrag

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