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scarce
scarce /skeəs/ aep /skers/ adjective
► C1 not easy to find or get: » Food and clean water were becoming scarce.» scarce resourcesThesaurus+: ↑Scarce, inadequate and not enough , ↑Lacking things• • • Extra 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.» scarce water resources» Details are still scarce. |