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"(chiefly of resources, such as food) Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand."
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"roman": "nādir",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "نَادِر"
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "缺乏的"
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "riittämätön"
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "spärlich"
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "稀"
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "珍しい"
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "드문"
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "mōmōhanga"
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "mōtī"
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"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "bídin hóyééʼ"
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"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "nâkâfi",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "ناکافی"
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "کمیاب"
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "نادر"
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"_dis1": "81 19",
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "اندک"
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "escasso"
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"roman": "skúdnyj",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "ску́дный"
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "gann"
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "ainneamh"
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "nadra"
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "uyak"
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "nadir"
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"Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); used with of."
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"ref": "1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage, published 1993, page 122",
"text": "Upon the barred and slitted wall the splotched shadow of the heaven tree shuddered and pulsed monstrously in scarce any wind.",
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"ref": "1969, John Cleese, Monty Python's Flying Circus",
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "نَادِر"
},
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
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{
"code": "az",
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
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{
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "оскъден"
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{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nedostatǎčen",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "недостатъчен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "escàs"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "quēfá de",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "缺乏的"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "da",
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "knap"
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"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "schaars"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "malabunda"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "napp"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"tags": [
"uncommon"
],
"word": "harvinainen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "insufficient",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "riittämätön"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "deficient",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "niukka"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "rare"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "escaso"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "spärlich"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "spánios",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "σπάνιος"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "ritka"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "gyér"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "skarsa"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "langka"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "scarso"
},
{
"alt": "まれ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mare",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "稀"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mezurashi",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "珍しい"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "deumun",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "드문"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "trūcīgs"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "oskuden",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "оскуден"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "onge"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "ongeonge"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "mōmōhanga"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "mōtī"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "bídin hóyééʼ"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "nâkâfi",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "ناکافی"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "kamyâb",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "کمیاب"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "nâder",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "نادر"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "اندک"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "escasso"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "skúdnyj",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "ску́дный"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "gann"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "ainneamh"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "escaso"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "nadra"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "knapp"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "uyak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "something rare, in low supply",
"word": "nadir"
}
],
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"scarce"
],
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}
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"1": "dum",
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"3": "",
"4": "a pair of shears, plowshare"
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"2": "scheeren",
"3": "",
"4": "to shear"
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"name": "m"
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"ref": "1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage, published 1993, page 122",
"text": "Upon the barred and slitted wall the splotched shadow of the heaven tree shuddered and pulsed monstrously in scarce any wind.",
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{
"ref": "1969, John Cleese, Monty Python's Flying Circus",
"text": "Well, it's scarce the replacement then, is it?",
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"Scarcely, only just."
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"General-American"
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}
],
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"scarce"
],
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}
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