scarce

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈskɛəs/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈskɛɚs/ or /skɑːrs/

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Adjective

Positive scarce

Comparative scarcer

Superlative scarcest

1. If something is scarce, then there is almost nothing to very little left.

   Scientists predict that there will be a scarce supply of oil in the next fifty years.

Related words

• scarcely