meaning of scarce
1. Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon.
2. Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); -- with of.
3. Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; stingy.
4. Alt. of Scarcely
5. deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the
">drought"
Related Words
scarce | scarcely | scarcement | scarceness |
