scarce

/skˈɛɹs/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adverb

1. only a very short time before- W.B.Yeats
   “we hardly knew them”
2. almost not
   “he hardly ever goes fishing”

adjective

1. deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
   “fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought”

Synonyms for scarce

• barely
• hardly
• just
• scarcely
• rare
• tight

Antonyms of scarce

• abundant