SCARCE
Scrabble letter values: S1C3A1R1C3E1 = 10
Definition
- adjective deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand.
- adverb only a very short time before. — synonyms: barely, hardly, just, scarcely
- adverb almost not. — synonyms: hardly, scarcely, barely
Examples
- “fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought”
- “we hardly knew them”
- “had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open”