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scarce

/skɜrs/

Synonyms of scarce Antonyms of scarce Examples of scarce Usage of scarce Parts of scarce Definition that contains scarce Words sounding like scarce Explanation of scarce

adverb
almost not
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"he was scarce sixteen years old" "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"

Similar:

barely hardly scarcely
adverb
only a very short time before
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"had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open" "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"

Similar:

barely hardly just scarcely
adjective
deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
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"fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"

Similar:

tight rare

Opposite:

abundant

Examples of scarce

"he was scarce sixteen years old"
"they scarcely ever used the emergency generator"
"had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"
"would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"
"fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"