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adjective. uk / skeəs / us / skers / Add to word list. C1. not easy to find or get: Food and clean water were becoming scarce. scarce resources. Opposites. abundant formal. copious. plentiful. Fewer examples. With jobs so scarce, many young people have nothing to do. In wartime, food is often scarce. Research evidence in this area is scarce.
The meaning of SCARCE is deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand : not plentiful or abundant. How to use scarce in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Scarce.
Scarce definition: insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant. See examples of SCARCE used in a sentence.
Synonyms for SCARCE: sparse, poor, lacking, scanty, scant, meagre, insufficient, meager; Antonyms of SCARCE: abundant, plentiful, sufficient, adequate, ample, enough, generous, copious
4 meanings: 1. rarely encountered 2. insufficient to meet the demand 3. → See make oneself scarce 4. archaic or literary.... Click for more definitions.
If something is scarce, there isn't much of it around. Crops are scarce after a long drought, or you might find babysitters scarce if your kids are a nightmare to watch.
adjective. us / skers / uk / skeəs / Add to word list. C1. not easy to find or get: Food and clean water were becoming scarce. scarce resources. Opposites. abundant formal. copious. plentiful. Fewer examples. With jobs so scarce, many young people have nothing to do. In wartime, food is often scarce. Research evidence in this area is scarce.
Definition of scarce adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
scarce. adjective. These are words and phrases related to scarce. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of scarce. Qualified workmen were scarce during the strike. Synonyms. in short supply. hard to find. scanty. sparse. hard to obtain. wanting. insufficient. deficient. not abundant. not plentiful.
Scarce definition: Insufficient to meet a demand or requirement; short in supply.
