Scarce — synonyms, scarce antonyms, definition

1. scarce (a)

deficient diminutive exceptional extraordinary few inadequate incomplete infrequent insufficient intermittent irregular lacking limited meagre occasional odd peculiar queer rare remarkable • • •

2. scarce (Verb)

infrequent limited meagre singular sparse uncommon unusual

3. scarce (Adjective)

abundant

scarce (Adjective) — Deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand. ex. "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"

quantity

4. scarce (Adverb)

barely hardly just scarcely

scarce (Adverb) — Only a very short time before. ex. "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"