Scarce
121Neope pulahina — Scarce Labyrinth Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta …
122scarcely — scarce|ly [ˈskeəsli US ˈsker ] adv 1.) almost not or almost none at all = ↑hardly ▪ The city had scarcely changed in 20 years. ▪ The country had scarcely any industry. ▪ He scarcely ever left the region. can/could scarcely do sth ▪ It was getting …
123scarcely — scarce|ly [ skersli ] adverb 1. ) almost not or almost none: BARELY, HARDLY: There was scarcely any traffic at that time of night. 2. ) only just: BARELY: We had scarcely driven a mile when the car broke down. 3. ) used for showing that something …
124scanty means — scarce resources, humble means …
125few and far between — scarce. → few …
126scarcement — scarce·ment …
127scarceness — scarce·ness …
128scarcely — scarce•ly [[t]ˈskɛərs li[/t]] adv. 1) barely; not quite: We can scarcely see[/ex] 2) definitely not: This is scarcely the time to raise such questions[/ex] 3) probably not: You could scarcely have chosen better[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300 syn:… …