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Meaning of word scarce from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

scarce   adverb

Meaning : Only a very short time before.

Example : We hardly knew them.
Had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open.
Would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave.

Synonyms : barely, hardly, just, scarcely

Meaning : Almost not.

Example : He hardly ever goes fishing.
He was scarce sixteen years old.
They scarcely ever used the emergency generator.
I can hardly hear what she is saying.
She barely seemed to notice him.
We were so far back in the theater, we could barely read the subtitles.

Synonyms : barely, hardly, scarcely

scarce   adjective

Meaning : Deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand.

Example : Fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought.

Present in great quantity.

An abundant supply of water.
abundant

Scarce meaning in Bengali (Bangla).