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| scarce [ skerss ] |
adjective (comparative scar·cer, superlative scar·cest) |
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1. insufficient: being in insufficient supply
  scarce resources
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2. rare: rarely found or rarely occurring
Elephants are becoming scarce.
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adverb |
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(
archaic or literary
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Same as scarcely
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| [13th century. < Anglo-Norman (e)scars< Latin excerpere "pick out" < carpere "pluck"] |
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| scarce·ness noun |
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make yourself scarce to go or stay away, often in order to avoid some kind of trouble or difficulty (informal)
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