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Meanings of
scarce
in inglés
portugués
escasso
catalán
escàs
español
escaso
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Deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand.
abundant
Related terms
rare
tight
meagre
meager
stingy
meagerly
scrimpy
español
escaso
Only a very short time before.
just
hardly
scarcely
barely
Synonyms
Examples for "
just
"
just
hardly
scarcely
barely
Examples for "
just
"
1
Not
just
America this time-Europe, Russia, China-anywhere with resources and good minds.
2
It's not
just
about state violence in the form of police violence.
3
Public comment is not
just
good government; it's also required by law.
4
Today the state continued its downward trend, recording
just
15 new cases.
5
Today, however,
just
two of the 18 bear market indicators are present.
1
Critics say the new law will
hardly
help revive the floundering economy.
2
But New Zealand's high rates of family violence are
hardly
a secret.
3
Today, the group is much smaller, but the work has
hardly
changed.
4
They were
hardly
aware of the same-sex marriage law passed last year.
5
Well, I'm
hardly
a good example of a stable American, am I?
1
The NCRE research shows broadcast news about Europe is
scarcely
more diverse.
2
Those offline often can
scarcely
afford food, much less expensive data packages.
3
It was a good time: he
scarcely
thought of Quaid at all.
4
Everyone in New York had come, but Zoya had
scarcely
seen them.
5
She has been restored to health, but he can
scarcely
believe it.
1
Monte Paschi
barely
cleared a European health check of banks last year.
2
He could
barely
get through the question, let alone address the answer.
3
But the New Zealand investigation has so far
barely
mentioned these industries.
4
Nefarious tactics are put into play without question; deaths are
barely
registered.
5
He'd
barely
seen them these past few years since he left university.
Scarce.
Related terms
insufficient
deficient
Usage of
scarce
in inglés
1
Even if successful, this approach poses a problem of
scarce
tissue supply.
2
However, large studies that integrate cytogenetic and comprehensive mutational information are
scarce
.
3
He said already
scarce
addiction resources would be pushed beyond breaking point.
4
Water may be
scarce
here, but the community spirit certainly is not.
5
As it stands, reproductive health information can be
scarce
or wildly outdated.
6
Water is
scarce
,
and there is no electricity in the area yet.
7
The limitations of
scarce
data and large variances result in statistical insignificance.
8
Hospitals are full to overflowing, while water, food and power are
scarce
.
9
But she was in India, and in India intellectual food is
scarce
.
10
Buildings of this size and quality are particularly
scarce
in the city.
11
As social housing became more
scarce
,
certain questions had to be asked.
12
Clean water is also
scarce
,
illness rife and social distancing nearly impossible.
13
However, studies describing this infection in patients with haematological malignancies are
scarce
.
14
However, data linking serial changes by IVUS with clinical outcomes are
scarce
.
15
Most tour operators say availability is
scarce
in the current buoyant market.
16
Bottled water companies also face opposition in places where water is
scarce
.
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scarce
Adjective
Adverb
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
very scarce
so scarce
scarce resources
more scarce
have scarce
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Translations for
scarce
portugués
escasso
insuficiente
catalán
escàs
español
escaso
Scarce
through the time
Scarce
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
South Africa
Common
United States of America
Common
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