All 5 Uses
scarcity
in
Alas, Babylon
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- He had forgotten the implacable law of scarcity.†
Chpt 5 *scarcity = shortage (having an amount that is less than desired)
- By afternoon the law of scarcity had condemned the dollar to degradation and contempt.†
Chpt 5
- Now the quail were scattered and often scarce.†
Chpt 6scarce = in short supply OR barely or hardly (by a small margin)
- Scotch is darn near as scarce as coffee.†
Chpt 8
- In October, armadillos began to grow scarce in the Fort Repose area, but the Henrys' flock of chickens had increased and the sow again farrowed.†
Chpt 12
Definitions:
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(1)
(scarcity) shortage (having an amount that is less than desired)
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(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."