Dictionary Check: scarce
"scarce" is a valid word!
Scrabble
10
points
Words with Friends
12
points
Definition
adjective
deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
Example:
"fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"
adverb
only a very short time before
Example:
"we hardly knew them"
adverb
almost not
Example:
"he hardly ever goes fishing"
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