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scarcer


 
  Overview  of  adj  scarce 
 
  The  adj  scarce  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  scarce  --  (not  enough;  hard  to  find  "meat  was  scarce  during  the  war") 
  2.  scarce  --  (deficient  in  quantity  or  number  compared  with  the  demand;  "fresh  vegetables  were  scarce  during  the  drought") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  scarce 
 
  2  senses  of  scarce 
 
  Sense  1 
  scarce 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  insufficient)  ->  sufficient 
 
  Sense  2 
  scarce  (vs.  abundant) 
 
  abundant  (vs.  scarce) 
  =>  abounding,  galore(predicate) 
  =>  ample,  copious,  plenteous,  plentiful,  rich 
  =>  bumper 
  =>  copious,  extensive 
  =>  easy 
  =>  thick 
  =>  long 
  =>  overabundant,  plethoric,  rife 
  =>  plentiful 
  =>  superabundant 
  =>  teeming,  swarming 
  =>  torrential 
  =>  well  endowed 
  =>  exuberant,  lush,  luxuriant,  profuse,  riotous 
  =>  rank 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  scarce 
 
  2  senses  of  scarce 
 
  Sense  1 
  scarce 
  =>  insufficient  (vs.  sufficient),  deficient 
 
  Sense  2 
  scarce  (vs.  abundant) 
  =>  rare 
  =>  tight 
  Also  See->  meager#1,  meagre#1,  meagerly#1 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  scarce 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  scarce 
 
  Sense  2 
  scarce  (vs.  abundant) 
  =>  quantity 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  scarce 
 
  scarce  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  scarce 
  scarce 
 
  Overview  of  adj  scarce 
 
  The  adj  scarce  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  scarce  --  (not  enough;  hard  to  find  "meat  was  scarce  during  the  war") 
  2.  scarce  --  (deficient  in  quantity  or  number  compared  with  the  demand;  "fresh  vegetables  were  scarce  during  the  drought") 



scarcer definition