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scarce

Letters that make scarce

s, a, e, c, r are letters that make 'scarce'

Words within scarce

scar, SC, Sc, arc, ar, CE, car, AR, CA, Ar, Ca, Ce are words within 'scarce'

Anagrams of scarce

arcsec is an anagram of 'scarce'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of scarce

scarcer is a word created by adding a letter to 'scarce'

scarce is a 6 letter word ending with e
scarce is a 6 letter word starting with s

2 possible definitions for 'scarce'

Scarce as "only a very short time before"

Under this definition, scarce is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

barely, hardly, just, scarcely have the same meaning as 'scarce'

Example of scarce used within this context

"they could barely hear the speaker", "we hardly knew them", "just missed being hit", "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open", "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats

Scarce as "deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand"

Under this definition, scarce is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

abundant has the opposite meaning of scarce

Attributes of scarce

quantity is an attribute of scarce.

Derivatives of scarce

scarcity, scarceness are derivatives of 'scarce'.

Similar to scarce

rare, tight are similar to 'scarce'.

Example of scarce used within this context

"fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"