The difference between Scarce and Slender

When used as adjectives, scarce means uncommon, rare, whereas slender means thin.


Scarce is also adverb with the meaning: scarcely, only just.

check bellow for the other definitions of Scarce and Slender

  1. Scarce as an adjective:

    Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand.

  2. Scarce as an adjective (archaic):

    Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); used with of.

  1. Scarce as an adverb (now, _, literary, archaic):

    Scarcely, only just.

  1. Slender as an adjective:

    Thin; slim.

    Examples:

    "A rod is a long slender pole used for angling."

  2. Slender as an adjective (figurative):

    meagre; deficient

    Examples:

    "Being a person of slender means, he was unable to afford any luxuries."

  3. Slender as an adjective (Gaelic languages):

    Palatalized.

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