scarce

• Bezeichnet etwas, das nur in geringer Menge vorhanden oder schwer zu finden ist; oft auch im Sinne von knapp oder unzureichend.

Describes something that is not enough or is difficult to find.

1. Insufficient supplyB2formal

   Not enough to meet demand; existing in limited quantities.

   Knapp

   • Clean drinking water is scarce in many parts of the world.
   • During the drought, food supplies became scarce.
   • Skilled workers are scarce in this industry.

   Synonymedeficientinsufficientlackingmeagerrarescantshortsparse

   Antonymeabundantamplecopiousplentiful

• Adverb mit der Bedeutung „kaum“ oder „gerade eben“, das häufig in formellen oder literarischen Kontexten verwendet wird. Es wird meist mit dem Past Perfect oder Past Perfect Progressive gebraucht, um auszudrücken, dass etwas unmittelbar vor etwas anderem geschah oder fast nicht eintrat; die Form entspricht dem Adjektiv ‚scarce‘, die Funktion ist jedoch eine andere.

An adverb meaning "barely" or "hardly," often used in formal or literary contexts. It is typically used with past perfect or past perfect continuous tenses to indicate that something happened only just before something else or almost not at all. The form is identical to the adjective 'scarce' but functions differently.

1. Barely or hardlyB2formal

   Only a very short time before; almost not.

   Kaum

   • He had scarce finished his meal when the phone rang.
   • She scarce had time to say goodbye before the train left.
   • The sun had scarce risen when they began their journey.

   Synonymebarelyhardlyjustscarcely

   Antonymeabundantlyamplyplentifully