scarce Definition

scarce
adj

1. Not often found; rare.

Thesaurus: rare, unusual, uncommon, odd, unique, exceptional; Antonym: common.
2. In short supply.

Thesaurus: limited, few, infrequent, scanty, sparse; Antonym: plentiful.

adverb

1. Scarcely; hardly ever.

Example: We could scarce see it through the mist

Derivative: scarceness
noun

Idiom: make oneself scarce

colloq
To leave quickly or stay away, often for reasons of prudence, tact, etc.

Etymology: 13c: from French eschars niggardly, from Latin excerptus past participle of excerpere, from ex out + carpere to pick.