scarcer
1Scarcer — Scarce Scarce (sk[^a]rs), a. [Compar. {Scarcer} (sk[^a]r s[ e]r); superl. {Scarcest}.] [OE. scars, OF. escars, eschars, LL. scarpsus, excarpsus, for L. excerptus, p. p. of excerpere to pick out, and hence to contract, to shorten; ex (see {Ex }) + …
2scarcer — skers /skeÉ™s adj. rare, not abundant, in short supply adv. barely, hardly, scarcely …
3Scarce — (sk[^a]rs), a. [Compar. {Scarcer} (sk[^a]r s[ e]r); superl. {Scarcest}.] [OE. scars, OF. escars, eschars, LL. scarpsus, excarpsus, for L. excerptus, p. p. of excerpere to pick out, and hence to contract, to shorten; ex (see {Ex }) + carpere. See… …
4Scarcest — Scarce Scarce (sk[^a]rs), a. [Compar. {Scarcer} (sk[^a]r s[ e]r); superl. {Scarcest}.] [OE. scars, OF. escars, eschars, LL. scarpsus, excarpsus, for L. excerptus, p. p. of excerpere to pick out, and hence to contract, to shorten; ex (see {Ex }) + …
5To make one's self scarce — Scarce Scarce (sk[^a]rs), a. [Compar. {Scarcer} (sk[^a]r s[ e]r); superl. {Scarcest}.] [OE. scars, OF. escars, eschars, LL. scarpsus, excarpsus, for L. excerptus, p. p. of excerpere to pick out, and hence to contract, to shorten; ex (see {Ex }) + …
6Montagu's Harrier — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1 …
7Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey — is a 1996 young adult novel written by Margaret Peterson Haddix. It tells the story of high school student Tish Bonner through journal entries assigned throughout the year by her English teacher, Mrs. Dunphrey, and follows her as her life slowly… …
8scarce — I UK [skeə(r)s] / US [skers] adjective Word forms scarce : adjective scarce comparative scarcer superlative scarcest * if something is scarce, there is not very much of it Fresh water and medicines were scarce in the disaster area. scarce natural …
9scarce — I. adjective (scarcer; scarcest) Etymology: Middle English scars, from Anglo French eschars, escars narrow, stingy, deficient, from Vulgar Latin *excarpsus, literally, plucked out, past participle of Latin excerpere to pluck out more at excerpt… …
10California — For other uses, see California (disambiguation). State of California …
