Английский разговорный словарь (основной) - scarce

skɛəs adj. & adv. --adj. 1 (usu. predic.) (esp. of food, money, etc.) insufficient for the demand; scanty. 2 hard to find; rare. --adv. archaic or literary scarcely. ømake oneself scarce colloq. keep out of the way; surreptitiously disappear. øøscarceness n. [ME f. AF & ONF (e)scars, OF eschars f. L excerpere: see EXCERPT]