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SCARCE, a.

1. Not plentiful or abundant; being in small quantity in proportion to the demand. We say, water is scarce, wheat, rye, barley is scarce, money is scarce, when the quantity is not fully adequate to the demand.

2. Being few in number and scattered; rare; uncommon. Good horses are scarce.

The scarcest of all is a Pescennius Niger on a medallion well preserved.

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SCARCE, a.

1. Not plentiful or abundant; being in small quantity in proportion to the demand. We say, water is scarce, wheat, rye, barley is scarce, money is scarce, when the quantity is not fully adequate to the demand.

2. Being few in number and scattered; rare; uncommon. Good horses are scarce.

The scarcest of all is a Pescennius Niger on a medallion well preserved.

SCARCE,


SCARCE, a. [It. scarso; D. schaarsch. In Arm. scarz is short, and perhaps the word is from the rout of shear, to cut. The Spanish equivalent word is escaso, and it is observable that some of our common people pronounce this word scase.]

  1. Not plentiful or abundant; being in small quantity in proportion to the demand. We say, water is scarce, wheat, rye, or barley is scarce, money is scarce, when the quantity is not fully adequate to the demand.
  2. Being few in number and scattered; rare; uncommon. Good horses are scarce. The scarcest of all is a Pescennius Niger on a medallion well preserved. – Addison.

Scarce
  1. Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon.

    You tell him silver is scarcer now in England, and therefore risen one fifth in value. Locke.

    The scarcest of all is a Pescennius Niger on a medallion well preserved. Addison.

  2. With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just.

    With a scarce well-lighted flame. Milton.

    The eldest scarcely five year was of age. Chaucer.

    Slowly she sails, and scarcely stems the tides. Dryden.

    He had scarcely finished, when the laborer arrived who had been sent for my ransom. W. Irving.

  3. Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); - - with of.

    [Obs.] "A region scarce of prey." Milton.
  4. Frugally; penuriously.

    [Obs.] Chaucer.
  5. Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; stingy.

    [Obs.] "Too scarce ne too sparing." Chaucer.

    To make one's self scarce, to decamp; to depart. [Slang]

    Syn. -- Rare; infrequent; deficient. See Rare.

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Scarce

SCARCE, adjective

1. Not plentiful or abundant; being in small quantity in proportion to the demand. We say, water is scarce wheat, rye, barley is scarce money is scarce when the quantity is not fully adequate to the demand.

2. Being few in number and scattered; rare; uncommon. Good horses are scarce

The scarcest of all is a Pescennius Niger on a medallion well preserved.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

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