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Definitions for Scarce

[1] insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war.
[2] seldom met with; rare: a scarce book.
[3] scarcely.
[4] make oneself scarce , Informal . to depart, especially suddenly. to stay away; avoid.
[5] rarely encountered
[6] insufficient to meet the demand
[7] make oneself scarce informal to go away, esp suddenly
[8] archaic , or literary scarcely

Words related to Scarce

limited, rare, scanty, deficient, sparse, scant, sporadic, failing, few, occasional, seldom, short, shy, uncommon, unusual, wanting, truncated

Words nearby Scarce

scarabaeoid, scarabaeus, scaramouch, scarborough, scarborough lily, scarce, scarce as hen's teeth, scarcely, scarcely ever, scarcement, scarcity

Origin of Scarce

1250–1300; Middle English scars < Old North French (e)scars < Vulgar Latin *excarpsus plucked out, for Latin excerptus; see excerpt

Words that may be confused with Scarce

extinct, rare, scarce

Other words from Scarce

scarce·ness , noun
un·scarce , adjective
un·scarce·ly , adverb
un·scarce·ness , noun

Word origin for Scarce

C13: from Old Norman French scars, from Vulgar Latin excarpsus (unattested) plucked out, from Latin excerpere to select; see excerpt

Synonyms for Scarce

deficient, limited, rare, scant, scanty, sparse, sporadic, at a premium, failing, few, few and far between, in short supply, occasional, seldom, seldom met with, semioccasional, short, shortened, shy, truncated, uncommon, unusual, wanting