Definition of scarce

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Scarce (superl.) Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; stingy.

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Scarce :: Scarce (superl.) Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon.
Lethargy :: Lethargy (n.) Morbid drowsiness; continued or profound sleep, from which a person can scarcely be awaked..
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..
Barely :: Barely (adv.) But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare ( of quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; as, there was barely enough for all; he barely escaped..
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..
Onethe :: Onethe (adv.) Scarcely. See Unnethe.
Hardly :: Hardly (adv.) Scarcely; barely; not guite; not wholly.
Floran :: Floran (n.) Tin ore scarcely perceptible in the stone; tin ore stamped very fine.
Obliterate :: Obliterate (a.) Scarcely distinct; -- applied to the markings of insects.
Spare :: Spare (a.) To use frugally or stintingly, as that which is scarce or valuable; to retain or keep unused; to save..
Roll :: Roll (v. i.) To beat a drum with strokes so rapid that they can scarcely be distinguished by the ear.
Uneath :: Uneath (adv.) Not easily; hardly; scarcely.
Elfish :: Elfish (a.) Of or relating to the elves; elflike; implike; weird; scarcely human; mischievous, as though caused by elves..
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.
Renter :: Renter (v. t.) To sew together so that the seam is scarcely visible; to sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw.
Scarce :: Scarce (adv.) Alt. of Scarcel.
Crowberry :: Crowberry (n.) A heathlike plant of the genus Empetrum, and its fruit, a black, scarcely edible berry; -- also called crakeberry..
Scant :: Scant (adv.) In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
Scarcely :: Scarcely (adv.) With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just.
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