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scarcer

scarcer is the comparative form of scarce.

Meaning of scarce

Adjective

scarce (comparative scarcer, superlative scarcest)

  1. (such as food) Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand.
    • By the end of the 20th century elephants had become scarce even in Africa.
  2. Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); used with of.
    • The project failed due to the scarce resources in the national market.

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Questions about scarcer

What is scarcer the comparative form of?
Scarcer is the comparative form of scarce.

Words near scarcer in the dictionary

  1. scarcen
  2. scarcened
  3. scarceness
  4. scarcening
  5. scarcens
  6. scarcer
  7. scarcest
  8. scarcities
  9. scarcity
  10. Scarcliffe
  11. Scarcroft

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