I. adjective (~r; ~st) see: excerpt Date: 14th century deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand ; not plentiful or abundant, intentionally absent , see: infrequent ~ness noun II. adverb Date: 15th century ~ly , hardly
SCARCE
Meaning of SCARCE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012