scarce
adjective
insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant.
scarcer
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comparativeof scarce.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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There is also mounting evidence from the geological record that when eukaryotes were first evolving, oxygen was likely much scarcer.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026
Freedom Capital Markets analyst Paul Meeks told MarketWatch that the supply-and-demand gap for power, while “already wide,” could get “desperately worse” if power becomes even scarcer.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
For most conditions, the evidence remains scarcer than it is for obesity, diabetes, and the other conditions for which GLP-1 drugs have been approved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Since the start of the war, certain Iranian products have become scarcer, and others have seen their prices soar, says Morteza Asaadi, who runs the grocery store his father founded in 1963.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Times hadn't been great, but now food and money were scarcer than before.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
