SCARCE


Meaning of SCARCE in English

adj. Function: adjective

1

Synonyms: SHORT 3, deficient, failing, inadequate, insufficient, scant, scanty, shy, unsufficient, wanting

Related Words: curtailed, shortened, truncated

Contrasted Words: adequate, sufficient, unwanting

Antonyms: abundant

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Synonyms: INFREQUENT , few, occasional, rare, seldom, semioccasional, sporadic, uncommon, unfrequent

Idioms: scarce as ice water in hell, scarcer than hen's teeth, seldom met with

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