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
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Scarce as an adjective:
Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand.
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Scarce as an adjective (archaic):
Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); used with of.
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Scarce as an adverb (now, _, literary, archaic):
Scarcely, only just.
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Slender as an adjective:
Thin; slim.
Examples:
"A rod is a long slender pole used for angling."
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Slender as an adjective (figurative):
meagre; deficient
Examples:
"Being a person of slender means, he was unable to afford any luxuries."
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Slender as an adjective (Gaelic languages):
Palatalized.