Both Uses of
scarcity
in
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- I fear me he will scarce be pleas'd withal.†
Scene 2.7 *scarce = in short supply OR barely or hardly (by a small margin)
- Thou must run to him, for thou hast stayed so long that going will scarce serve the turn.†
Scene 3.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(scarcity) shortage (having an amount that is less than desired)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely (and typically in classic literature), scarce can be short for scarcely or hardly or barely or by a small margin -- such as in "She was scarce ten years old," or "I scarce know why."