scarce in English

adjective

1

(especially of food, money, or some other resource) insufficient for the demand.

as raw materials became scarce, synthetics were developed

synonyms: in short supply, scant, scanty, meager, sparse, short, hard to find, hard to come by, too little, insufficient, deficient, inadequate, lacking, wanting, at a premium, paltry, negligible, rare/scarce as hen's teeth, rarer/scarcer than hen's teeth, not to be had for love or money, exiguous

adverb

1

scarcely.

a babe scarce two years old

adjective

• in short supply, scant, scanty, meager, sparse, short, hard to find, hard to come by, too little, insufficient, deficient, inadequate, lacking, wanting, at a premium, paltry, negligible, rare/scarce as hen's teeth, rarer/scarcer than hen's teeth, not to be had for love or money, exiguous
• rare, few and far between, uncommon, unusual

adverb

• scarcely, hardly, just, barely

Use "scarce" in a sentence

1. Food is scarce.

2. Scarce labor drives wages.

3. These are all scarce resources.

4. Strawberries are scarce this year.

5. I can scarce remember him.

6. Food was scarce and expensive.

7. Medical supplies were growing scarce.

8. Food and water are scarce.

9. He could scarce believe it.

10. Cassia trees are scarce here.

11. Whale sightings were too damn scarce.

12. Fooïs pretty scarce around these parts.

13. 11 Medical supplies were growing scarce.

14. Food was scarce throughout the war.

15. Water is scarce in the desert.

16. Many natural materials are becoming scarce.

17. Details of the accident are scarce.

18. When money was scarce they simply bartered.

19. Food was often scarce in the winter.

20. Money was somewhat scarce after the war.

21. The Magistrate, mortified, had made himself scarce.

22. The food was scarce during the war.

23. Food was scarce, and inflation was devastating.

24. Food and clean water were becoming scarce.

25. In this time of war, food is scarce.

26. That bird has become scarce in this country.

27. 12 The Magistrate, mortified, had made himself scarce.

28. It's not about being scarce, it's about accessibility.

29. It simultaneously deprives unprofitable industries of scarce resources.

30. In Germany, epidemiological data on AMD are scarce.

31. Number two: a declining population means scarce labor.

32. Food and fuel were scarce in this region.

33. Boats taking occasional thornback ray, but cod scarce.

34. As the summer wore on food became scarce.

35. I decided it was time to make myself scarce.

36. Are markets a good way to allocate scarce resources?

37. In ancient times, writing materials were scarce and costly.

38. The scarce shots spoke the end of the battle.

39. “Game soon became so scarce that we could kill nothing.

40. Most of them are dry or their flow is scarce.

41. Food was scarce, and what was available was strictly rationed.

42. Sent him to die, I scarce can take it in,

43. Loyalty is a scarce commodity in my line of business.

44. Hospital beds were scarce and medicines were practically non-existent.

45. We must reflect on how to use this scarce resource efficiently.

46. 21 Hospital beds were scarce and medicines were practically non-existent.

47. Tea and sugar were scarce and were rationed during the war.

48. Mayors have to juggle scarce resources to keep their cities working.

49. Land being scarce, the settlement grew vertically to accommodate the influx.

50. A financial system, which allocates scarce investment capital, is no different.