Meaning

1 senses

  1. Scarce, or difficult to find, or purchase.

Examples

35 sentences

  1. Food has been in short supply.

    Їжі не вистачає. — aandrusiak

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  2. Tom walked in carrying more supplies.

    deTom kam mit weiteren Vorräten herein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Drinking water is in short supply.

    ruПитьевая вода доступна в ограниченном количестве. — marafon

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  4. Food is in short supply here.

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  5. Food was in very short supply.

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Synonyms

12 synonyms
deficientC2poorA1rareB1thinA1uncommonB2infrequentscantscantyscarcescarcitythin on the groundwanting

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
inA1inabilityinaccessibleinaccuracy

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