Definition of scarce

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Scarce (adv.) Alt. of Scarcel.

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Scarcement :: Scarcement (n.) An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing..
Obliterate :: Obliterate (a.) Scarcely distinct; -- applied to the markings of insects.
Scarce :: Scarce (adv.) Alt. of Scarcel.
Scasely :: Scasely (adv.) Scarcely; hardly.
Wheel-shaped :: Wheel-shaped (a.) Expanding into a flat, circular border at top, with scarcely any tube; as, a wheel-shaped corolla..
Scarcely :: Scarcely (adv.) Frugally; penuriously.
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 (superl.) Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); -- with of.
Scarce :: Scarce (superl.) Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon.
Scarcely :: Scarcely (adv.) With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just.
Scarce :: Scarce (superl.) Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; stingy.
Scantly :: Scantly (adv.) Scarcely; hardly; barely.
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..
Spare :: Spare (a.) To use frugally or stintingly, as that which is scarce or valuable; to retain or keep unused; to save..
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..
Crowberry :: Crowberry (n.) A heathlike plant of the genus Empetrum, and its fruit, a black, scarcely edible berry; -- also called crakeberry..
Onethe :: Onethe (adv.) Scarcely. See Unnethe.
Scant :: Scant (adv.) In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
Roll :: Roll (v. i.) To beat a drum with strokes so rapid that they can scarcely be distinguished by the ear.
Brush :: Brush (v. i.) To move nimbly in haste; to move so lightly as scarcely to be perceived; as, to brush by..
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