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scarceness

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The river was the only resource, and from the scarceness of hooks the supply of fish obtainable was rather scanty.

It has been hinted that there was a reason for the scarceness of the plums in the plum-cake.

Scarceness is what there is the biggest stock 40 of in the country.

Scarceness o' victual 'ull keep; there's no need to be hasty wi' the cooking.

When the war broke out in 1793, the usual scarceness of seamen was met.

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On this page you'll find 43 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to scarceness, such as: curtailment, dearth, defalcation, defect, deficiency, and deficit.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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