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scarceness

scar·ce·ness

UK/ˈskɛəsnəs/ US/ˈskɛɚsnəs/ uncommon

noun

1.

a small and inadequate amount

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English scarsnesse; by surface analysis, scarce + ness.

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