Definition of scarce

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Scarce (superl.) Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon.

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Scarcement :: Scarcement (n.) An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing..
Prurigo :: Prurigo (n.) A papular disease of the skin, of which intense itching is the chief symptom, the eruption scarcely differing from the healthy cuticle in color..
Scarce :: Scarce (adv.) Alt. of Scarcel.
Lethargy :: Lethargy (n.) Morbid drowsiness; continued or profound sleep, from which a person can scarcely be awaked..
Crowberry :: Crowberry (n.) A heathlike plant of the genus Empetrum, and its fruit, a black, scarcely edible berry; -- also called crakeberry..
Scarcely :: Scarcely (adv.) With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just.
Scasely :: Scasely (adv.) Scarcely; hardly.
Spare :: Spare (a.) To use frugally or stintingly, as that which is scarce or valuable; to retain or keep unused; to save..
Scarce :: Scarce (superl.) Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); -- with of.
Scantly :: Scantly (adv.) Scarcely; hardly; barely.
Wheel-shaped :: Wheel-shaped (a.) Expanding into a flat, circular border at top, with scarcely any tube; as, a wheel-shaped corolla..
Just :: "Just (adv.) Barely; merely; scarcely; only; by a very small space or time; as, he just missed the train; just too late..
Roll :: Roll (v.) The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.
Scarce :: Scarce (superl.) Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; stingy.
Uneath :: Uneath (adv.) Not easily; hardly; scarcely.
Unethes :: Unethes (adv.) With difficulty; scarcely. See Uneath.
Scant :: Scant (superl.) Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment..
Scant :: Scant (adv.) In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
Scarcity :: Scarcity (n.) The quality or condition of being scarce; smallness of quantity in proportion to the wants or demands; deficiency; lack of plenty; short supply; penury; as, a scarcity of grain; a great scarcity of beauties..
Azalea :: Azalea (n.) A genus of showy flowering shrubs, mostly natives of China or of North America; false honeysuckle. The genus is scarcely distinct from Rhododendron..
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