scarce

Definition of scarce

Adjectives

deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
"fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"
Synonyms:
meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy
deficient in amount or quality or extent
rare
not widely distributed
tight
affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
Antonyms:
abundant
present in great quantity
ample
more than enough in size or scope or capacity
rich
possessing material wealth
abounding, galore
existing in abundance
copious, plenteous, plentiful
affording an abundant supply
voluminous
large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
easy
obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally
exuberant, lush, luxuriant, profuse, riotous
produced or growing in extreme abundance
thick
abounding; having a lot of
long
having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"
overabundant, plethoric, rife
excessively abundant
rampant
(of a plant) having a lush and unchecked growth
rank
growing profusely
superabundant
most excessively abundant
teeming
abundantly filled with especially living things
torrential
pouring in abundance
verdant
characterized by abundance of verdure
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Adverbs

only a very short time before
"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
Synonyms:
barely, hardly, just, scarcely

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