scarso

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin scarpsus, excarpsus, from Latin excerpere, from excerpō (“I choose”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskar.so/
  • Rhymes: -arso
  • Hyphenation: scàr‧so
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Adjective

scarso (feminine scarsa, masculine plural scarsi, feminine plural scarse, superlative scarsissimo)

  1. scarce, scanty, scant, poor, little, limited, short
    Synonyms: limitato, poco, insufficiente, ridotto
    Antonyms: abbondante, grande, molto, numeroso
  2. feeble, weak
    Synonym: debole
  3. light (wind)

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