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scarce

(sk/(@)/rs )

deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
tidak sempurna dalam kuantiti atau bilangan dibandingkan dengan permintaan
Example:
Fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought.

Antonym:
abundant

source: wordnet30
Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon.
limpah berkelimpahan atau tidak; dalam runcit dalam proporsi permintaan; tidak mudah untuk mendapatkan; langka; umum.
source: webster1913

only a very short time before
hanya waktu yang sangat singkat sebelum
Example:
Had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open.
Would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave.

source: wordnet30
With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just.
dengan susah payah; susah; scantly; nyaris; tapi hanya.
source: webster1913