26984 words

scarce

5 definitions • 7 examples
1
not easy to find or get:

Examples:

Food and clean water were becoming scarce.
scarce resources
2
almost not:

Examples:

I could scarce believe my eyes.
3

Examples:

Jobs are scarce.
4
not easy to find or get:

Examples:

Jobs are scarce around here.
This is a huge waste of scarce resources.
5
to go away from a difficult situation in order to avoid trouble:

Examples:

Things were going badly at the meeting, so he made himself scarce.

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