deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand Meanwhile, heating oil could grow more scarce in the Northeast this winter, the Energy Department warned last month. — New York Times (Jan 21, [..]

Traditionally, a "scarce" publication isn't as hard to find as a rare publication, but might take a few years to locate.

c. 1300, "restricted in quantity," from Old North French scars "scanty, scarce" (Old French eschars, Modern French échars) from Vulgar Latin *scarsus, from *escarpsus, from *excarp [..]

rare.

Available in small supply; opposite of abundant. Usually meaningful only in relative terms, compared to demand and/or to supply at another place or time. See factor abundance, factor scarcity.

The general condition indicating that a good or resource is limited relative to the what people want. In terms of ALL resources and goods throughout society, the related term scarcity is used. Being s [..]

barely: only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit&quot [..]

not enough; difficult to find

Traditionally, a "scarce" publication isn't as hard to find as a rare publication, but might take a few years to locate.

(adj) deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand(adv) only a very short time before

The general condition indicating that a good or resource is limited relative to the what people want. In terms of ALL resources and goods throughout society, the related term scarcity is used. Being s [..]

lang=en 1600s=1678 |1800s=1813 * '''1678''' — . ''''. *: He hath, since his going back, been had greatly in derision, and that among all sorts of people; some do mock and despise him; and scarce wi [..]